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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6134621 | Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus A method and apparatus are provided in which a control scheme is implemented to enable a PCI bus to operate more than two PCI slots into which PCI devices may be installed. The PCI slots are checked to determine if a PCI device is installed in the slots a... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6108753 | Cache error retry technique A method and apparatus is provided for enhanced error correction processing through a retry mechanism. When an L1 cache instruction line error is detected, either by a parity error detection process or by an ECC (error correcting code) or other process, t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101563 | Configuration access system A methodology and implementing system are provided in which PCI system configuration data is made available to a host X86 system CPU through an intermediate PowerPC system. A bus converter circuit connected between the X86 bus and the PowerPC bus is effec... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098181 | Screening methodology for operating system error reporting A method 201 and implementing system 101 are provided in which information processing system resources are monitored for variant conditions which may exceed acceptable tolerances. A continued count of failed readings is maintained 207 and only when the nu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094358 | Card stiffener optimized for connector engagement A method and implementing system are described in which planar board or motherboard stiffness is provided through a support structure mounted to the planar. The support structure includes support bars connected together to form a stiffening structure for ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6074426 | Method for automatically generating behavioral environment for model checking A method is provided for automatically enhancing verification of a design under test by using model checking on the state transitions captured during simulation. The enhanced verification is due to the fact that even though to all of the individual transi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6023701 | Skeleton page retrieval mode for web navigation A method and implementing computer system is provided in which an internet or web network user may invoke a hyperlink or site link listing mode to retrieve only the hyperlinks available on selected target pages rather than retrieving the entire text and g... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6021276 | Method and apparatus for microcode downloading A method and implementing system are provided in which the download program is designed to execute either from a command line in a main menu or from a diagnostics or service menu 201 as a service aid. The drive program 203 loads an executable file 205 whi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6009482 | Method and apparatus for enabling cache streaming A process and implementing computer system in which an arbitration circuit is comprised of a plurality of state machines 301, 303 and 305 which combine to receive various system timing signals and provide a data bus grant signal effective to enable data s... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5987548 | Method and apparatus for determining system identification number system using system data bus and pull-up resistors in combination with a sensing circuitry A method and implementing system are provided for determining and retaining an identification number relevant to an electronic system component and/or component configuration. In an exemplary embodiment, existing pull-up resistors within a computer system... | 11/16/1999 |
