Interchangeable power and signal contacts for io connectors

An input/output (IO) connector assembly comprising:

• a voltage regulator;
• one or more signaling circuits;
• a first set of contacts;
• a second set of contacts connected to the one or more signaling circuits;
• and
• logic to,
• receive a configuration command,
• connect the first set of contacts to the voltage regulator if the configuration command corresponds to a first protocol, and
• connect the first set of contacts to the one or more signaling circuits if the configuration command corresponds to a second protocol.

A computer implemented method comprising:

• issuing a configuration command to an input/output (IO) connector assembly;
• connecting a first set of contacts of the IO connector assembly to a voltage regulator of the IO connector assembly if the configuration command corresponds to a first protocol;
• and
• connecting the first set of contacts to one or more signaling circuits of the IO connector assembly if the configuration command corresponds to a second protocol.

A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a processor, cause a computer to:

• detect a connection of a device to an IO connector assembly;
• conduct a protocol analysis with respect to the device;
• and
• issue a configuration command to the IO connector assembly based on the protocol analysis.