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US 2011/0035520 A1Published application
Motherboard for selecting one of sub-systems immediately
AssigneeDfi, Inc.
InventorsChia Yi Chang, Chih Wei Wu
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Abstract
A motherboard for selecting one of sub-systems immediately includes a plurality of sub-systems, a shared/control unit, and an input/output unit. The plurality of sub-systems individually has a corresponding kernel unit, a corresponding interface control unit and a corresponding power circuit. According to an external selecting signal, the shared/control unit selects a corresponding sub-system to be the target sub-system, so that the target sub-system can control all the shared peripherals.
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A motherboard for selecting one of sub-systems immediately, comprising:
- a plurality of sub-systems individually having a corresponding kernel unit, a corresponding interface control unit, and a corresponding power circuit;
- a shared/control unit electrically coupled to the sub-systems;
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- an input/output unit electrically coupled to the shared/control unit and the sub-systems;
- according to an external selecting signal, the shared/control unit selects a corresponding sub-system to be a target sub-system, and then the shared/control unit inputs a corresponding signal of the target sub-system into the input/output unit;
- the target sub-system outputs at least a first specific signal to a corresponding peripheral, and the corresponding peripheral outputs at least a second specific signal to the target sub-system, such that the target sub-system can independently control the corresponding shared peripheral.
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