Universal socket test card
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsMIN-HUANG WU, Heriberto Castillo Velez
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for testing sockets, such as but not limited to CPU and GPU sockets. Systems and methods disclosed herein utilize a test card that has a test component and an adaptor Printed Circuit Board. The adaptor Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is configured to connect with a corresponding socket type on a motherboard and serves as an interface between the test component and a socket of the corresponding socket type. The test component includes logic that simulates a test function to test the socket. By connecting the test card to a socket using the adaptor PCB, the socket can be tested by simulating the test function on the test card.
Claims20
A test card, comprising:
- a test component;
- and
- an adaptor Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that is configured to connect with a corresponding socket type on a motherboard and serves as an interface between the test component and a socket of the corresponding socket type,
- wherein the test component includes logic that simulates a test function to test the socket.
A method, comprising:
- connecting a test card to a socket on a motherboard using an adaptor Printed Circuit Board (PCB) corresponding to a socket type of the socket;
- and
- performing a test function to test the socket using a test component connected to the adaptor Printed Circuit Board (PCB), the test component comprising logic that simulates the test function.
A central processing unit (CPU) socket test apparatus, comprising:
- a test module comprising logic programed to perform a test function on a CPU socket on a main logic board;
- and
- an adaptor component electrically connected to the test module, the adaptor component comprising a vertical connector that is based on a CPU socket type of the CPU socket and configured to serve as an interface between the test module and the CPU socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.