Method and system of a peripheral port of a server system
OwnerPaul Boerger, Fred C. Thomasinventors
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Abstract
A method and system of a peripheral port of a server system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a server system comprising a processor, a non-volatile storage device coupled to the processor, a peripheral port coupled to the processor, and an indicator coupled to the processor (and the indicator associated with the peripheral port). The server system does not support a directly coupled display device, the processor determines whether a device coupled to the peripheral port is supported by the server system, and the processor drives the indicator to indicate whether the device is supported.
Claims20
A server system comprising:
- a processor;
- a non-volatile storage device coupled to the processor;
- a peripheral port coupled to the processor;
- and
- an indicator coupled to the processor, and the indicator associated with the peripheral port;
- wherein the server system does not support a directly coupled display device;
- and
- wherein the processor determines whether a device coupled to the peripheral port is supported by the server system, and wherein the processor drives the indicator to indicate whether the device is supported.
A method comprising:
- operating a server system that does not support a directly coupled display device;
- determining an identity of a peripheral device coupled to the server system by way of a peripheral port;
- searching a registry to determine if the peripheral device is supported by the server system;
- and
- driving an indicator proximate to the peripheral port if the peripheral device is supported.
A server system comprising:
- a processor;
- a non-volatile storage device coupled to the processor;
- a peripheral port coupled to the processor;
- and
- a button coupled to the processor, and the button associated with the peripheral port;
- wherein the server system does not support a directly coupled keyboard;
- and
- wherein the processor, responsive to the button, triggers a peripheral device coupled to the peripheral port to perform an action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.