Computer system
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorsKuo-Chen Huang, Yu-Cheng Shen
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Abstract
The invention discloses a compute system which may detect the state of a power supply. The system includes a power supply and a motherboard. The power supply has a detecting unit for detecting a power state of the power supply. The detected information is converted to a high-frequency signal and outputted to the motherboard via a “power good” pin in an ATX power connector. The motherboard may obtain a voltage, current, power, temperature and other values inside the power supply via the ATX power connector and allow the values to be displayed on the screen to provide a real-time monitoring function for the users.
Claims11
A computer system comprising:
- a power supply for supplying power to a motherboard, the power supply including:
- a state detecting unit for detecting a power state in the power supply and converting the power state to a high-frequency signal;
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- an advanced technology extended (ATX) power connector, wherein the power supply transmits the high-frequency signal via the ATX power connector;
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- a motherboard, including:
- an ATX power plug connected to the ATX power connector of the power supply and receiving a voltage and the high-frequency signal outputted by the power supply;
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- a decoder for decoding the high-frequency signal and allowing the power state of the power supply to be displayed via a screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.