Driver device for computer motherboard
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong-Jun Song, Yong-Zhao Huang
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Abstract
A driver device includes a circuit board, a number of sockets, a number of driver chips, a control switch, and a signal output element. The sockets are positioned on the circuit board. Each driver chip is received in and electrically connected to a corresponding socket. The control switch includes a number of switches. An input of each switch is electrically connected to a corresponding socket. An output of each switch is electrically connected to the computer motherboard through the signal output element.
Claims7
A driver device for driving a computer motherboard, comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a plurality of sockets mounted on the circuit board;
- a plurality of different types of driver chips, each driver chip being received in and electrically connected to a corresponding socket;
- a signal output element mounted on the circuit board, an output of the signal output elemental being configured for electrically connecting to the computer motherboard;
- a control switch comprising a plurality of switches, an input of each switch electrically connected to a corresponding socket, an output of each switch electrically connected to an input of the signal output element;
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- a controller, wherein the controller is mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the plurality of sockets, the controller is configured for selectively controlling one of the plurality of sockets to turn on and causing the other switches to switch off, unit one of the driver chips is able to drive the computer motherboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.