Apparatus and method for parallel and serial PCI hot plug signals
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1. A mechanism of a chipset for operating a hot plug system, said mechanism comprising:
- a first device to determine whether said system is to operate in one of a parallel mode and a serial mode; and
a second device to control a mode of said chipset based on said determination of said first device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a hot plug system. A first device may determine whether the system is to operate in one of a parallel mode or a serial mode. A second device may control a mode of the chipset based on the determination of the first device. The second device may include logic, a first multiplexer, a second multiplexer, a first converter and a second converter all provided on the chipset.
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21 Claims
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1. A mechanism of a chipset for operating a hot plug system, said mechanism comprising:
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a first device to determine whether said system is to operate in one of a parallel mode and a serial mode; and
a second device to control a mode of said chipset based on said determination of said first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hot plug computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory controller to couple to said processor; and
a chipset to couple to said memory controller and to provide an interface with a peripheral bus, said chipset further including a control mechanism to operate in one of a serial mode and a parallel mode, said control mechanism comprising;
a first device to determine whether said system is to operate in one of a parallel mode and a serial mode; and
a second device to control a mode of said chipset based on said determination of said first device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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16. A method of operating a hot plug computer system having a chipset, said method comprising:
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determining whether said system operates in one of a serial mode and a parallel mode; and
controlling a mode of said chipset based on said determination.
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19. A chipset for operating a hot plug system, said chipset comprising logic to determine whether said system is to operate in one of a parallel mode and a serial mode and to control a mode of said chipset based on said determination.
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