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US 9,542,283 B2Granted
Preventing removal of hot-swappable components
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsDavid Perez-Feliciano, Amy Leigh Rose
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Abstract
One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: at least one hot-swappable component; at least one engagement device, wherein the engagement device selectively operates to prevent removal of a non-failed hot-swappable component from a carrier; and a detector; the detector detecting at least one failed hot-swappable component. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.
Claims25
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one hot-swappable component;
- at least one engagement device, wherein the engagement device selectively operates to prevent removal of a non-failed hot-swappable component from a carrier;
- a detector;
- the detector detecting at least one failed hot-swappable component;
- and
- an alarm operating upon detection of an attempted removal of a non-failed hot-swappable component.
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An information handling device, comprising:
- at least one hot-swappable component;
- at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one hot-swappable component;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor to:
- detect a failure of at least one hot-swappable component;
- operate at least one engagement device upon the detection of the failure, wherein the at least one engagement device is disposed such that upon operation, removal of at least one non-failed hot-swappable component is prevented;
- and
- provide an alarm upon detection of an attempted removal of a non-failed hot-swappable component.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting, using a detector, at least one failed hot-swappable component;
- operating, using a processor, at least one engagement device;
- the at least one engagement device being disposed such that upon engagement, at least one hot-swappable component is retained preventing removal of the at least one hot-swappable component;
- and
- providing an alarm upon detection of an attempted removal of a non-failed hot-swappable component.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting, using a processor, operation of an ejection device of at least one non-failed hot-swappable component;
- and
- providing, using a processor, an alarm to a user;
- the alarm indicating that the ejection device has been operated of the at least one non-failed hot-swappable component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.