Clock controlling apparatus of computer system and applications thereof
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorsChao-Chung Wu, Zen-Mao Chen
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Abstract
A clock controlling apparatus of a computer system used to tuning a clock frequency of a specific electronic device disposed on a motherboard and the application thereof are disclosed, wherein the clock controlling apparatus comprises an input control unit used to output a frequency increasing signal or a frequency decreasing signal, a control circuit connected to a clock generator disposed on the motherboard in order to tune the clock frequency of the electronic device according to the frequency increasing signal or the frequency decreasing signal, and a displaying unit connected to the control circuit in order to show the clock frequency.
Claims16
A clock controlling apparatus of a computer system used to tune a clock frequency of an electronic device disposed on a motherboard, comprising:
- an input control unit, used to output a frequency increasing signal or a frequency decreasing signal;
- a control circuit, connected to a clock generator disposed on the motherboard in order to tune the clock frequency of the electronic device according to the frequency increasing signal or the frequency decreasing signal, and the control circuit is directly connected to a standby voltage source to enable tuning of the clock frequency even if the computer system is turned off;
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- a displaying unit, connected to the control circuit in order to show the clock frequency.
A computer system with a tunable clock frequency, comprising:
- a motherboard, including an electronic device and a clock generator that is used to provide a clock frequency to the electronic device;
- an input control unit, used to output a frequency increasing signal or a frequency decreasing signal;
- a control circuit, connected to the clock generator in order to tune the clock frequency according to the frequency increasing signal or the frequency decreasing signal, and the control circuit is directly connected to a standby voltage source to enable tuning of the clock frequency even if the computer system is turned off;
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- a displaying unit, connected to the control circuit in order to show the clock frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.