Method and apparatus for disabling defective components in a computer system
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1. A method for configuring a computer system, comprising:
- identifying a defective component in the computer system;
disabling at least the defective component; and
dynamically reconfiguring the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled.
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Abstract
A method for configuring a computer system includes identifying a defective component in the computer system; disabling at least the defective component; and dynamically reconfiguring the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled. A computer system includes a plurality of components and a system controller. The system controller is adapted to identify a defective component from the plurality of components, disable at least the defective component, and dynamically reconfigure the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a computer system, comprising:
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identifying a defective component in the computer system;
disabling at least the defective component; and
dynamically reconfiguring the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of components; and
a system controller adapted to identify a defective component from the plurality of components and dynamically reconfigure the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for configuring a computer system, comprising:
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means for identifying a defective component in the computer system;
means for disabling at least the defective component; and
means for dynamically reconfiguring the computer system to allow continued operation with the defective component disabled.
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