Method of enabling system operation
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorPaul J. Voit
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Abstract
A system has one or more electronic devices and ports adapted to be coupled to the one or more electronic devices. Voltage regulators are each coupled to provide a voltage signal to a corresponding port. A decoder is coupled to the ports to detect if one of the ports is not coupled to an electronic device and to enable system operation even though one of the ports is not coupled to an electronic device and the voltage signal provided to the one port is not at a predetermined level.
Claims18
A method of configuring a system capable of receiving one or more processors in a system, comprising:
- detecting if a port adapted to receive a processor is unoccupied;
- receiving an indication from a voltage regulator coupled to the unoccupied port regarding whether a voltage provided by the voltage regulator is valid;
- and
- overriding a voltage not valid indication from the voltage regulator corresponding to the unoccupied port.
A method of enabling operation in a system having a plurality of ports, comprising:
- detecting if a first port is not occupied by a device;
- detecting a voltage valid indication associated with an occupied port indicating that a supply voltage provided to the occupied port is within a predetermined voltage range;
- and
- asserting a system enabling indication to enable system operation if the voltage valid indication is detected even though the first port is not occupied.
A method of operating a system capable of being configured as a multiprocessing system having plural sockets to receive plural processors, the method comprising:
- detecting a first socket being unoccupied;
- receiving one or more voltage valid indications associated with corresponding one or more occupied sockets;
- and
- providing a system enabling indication to enable system operation based on the one or more voltage valid indications even though the first socket is unoccupied.
A method of enabling operation in a system having plural sockets, each socket capable of being occupied by a device, the method comprising:
- detecting a first socket being unoccupied;
- detecting one or more voltage valid indications associated with one or more occupied sockets;
- and
- providing a system enabling indication to enable system operation in response to the detected one or more voltage valid indications even though the first socket is unoccupied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.