System for testing adaptor card upon power up and having disablement, enablement, and reconfiguration options
Patent 5237690 Issued on August 17, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 17, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 17, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAdd-on programs with code verification and control Interchangeable interface circuitry arrangements for use with a data processing system Object building method for self configuring computer network Computer system with automatic initialization of pluggable option cards Patent #: 5038320 InventorsApplicationNo. 549199 filed on 07/06/1990US Classes:713/100, RECONFIGURATION (E.G., CHANGING SYSTEM SETTING)212/203, Fluid actuated212/204, By mounting on vertically extensible support212/296, Extensible tower of relatively sliding sections212/314, Having vertically adjustable track710/10Configuration initializationExaminersPrimary: Lee, Thomas C.Assistant: Lintz, Paul R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 001/24AbstractA data processing system such as a personal computer includes a plurality of expansion connectors for receiving adapter cards. A non-volatile memory stores programmable option select (POS) data that is stored when the system is configured. A Power On Self Test (POST) operation is performed during which adapters are checked to determine if any have been added, moved or removed, since a previous system configuration. If any have been so altered, the system may be placed in operation with all adapters enabled except for those which were altered. | |
