Computer including a carrier board and methods of assembly
AssigneeGE Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems, Inc.
InventorDavid S. Slaton
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Abstract
A method is provided for assembling a computer that includes a carrier board having a board management controller (BMC), a power supply, and a carrier bus. The method includes coupling a module to the carrier board, determining, by the carrier board, a type of the module, and providing power to the module based on the module type such that a voltage component of the power is one of a first voltage and a second voltage that is different than the first voltage.
Claims18
A method for assembling a computer that includes a carrier board having a board management controller (BMC), a power supply, a module component and a carrier bus, said method comprising:
- coupling a first module to the carrier board;
- coupling a second module of a different type than the first module to the carrier board, wherein the second module comprises a module management controller (MMC), and wherein said MMC is coupled to the BMC to facilitate communicating data between the module component and said carrier bus;
- determining, by the carrier board, a type of the module;
- and
- providing power to the module based on the module type such that a voltage component of the power is one of a first voltage and a second voltage that is different than the first voltage.
A computer comprising:
- a first module comprising a module component;
- and
- a second module comprising a second module component, the second module being of a different type than the first module, wherein the second module comprises a module management controller (MMC);
- a carrier board comprising:
- a carrier bus;
- a board management controller (BMC) configured to detect a module type of said first and second module;
- and
- a power supply coupled to said BMC, said power supply configured to provide a supply voltage to said at least one module based on the module type, the supply voltage one of a first voltage and a second voltage different than the first voltage;
- wherein said MMC is coupled to said BMC to facilitate communicating data between the module component and said carrier bus.
A carrier board for use with a computer that includes a first module and a second module, the first and the second module each having a module component, said carrier board comprising:
- a controller configured to determine a module type of the first and second modules;
- a power supply configured to provide one of a first voltage and a second voltage to the first and second modules based on the module type, the first voltage being different than the second voltage;
- and
- a carrier bus configured to communicate with the module component of the at least one module;
- wherein the second module comprises a module management controller (MMC), said MMC is coupled to the BMC to facilitate communicating data between the module component and the carrier bus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.