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Connector for higher performance PCI with differential signaling

  • US 5,884,053 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1997
  • Issued: 03/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of supporting differential signaling in a PCI bus within a data processing system, said PCI bus comprising a plurality of bus signal conductors including bus conductors connected to ground, comprising:

  • providing a connector for an adapter slot within said data processing system, said connector including a plurality of contacts, each contact within said plurality of contacts electrically connected to a bus conductor within said plurality of bus conductors; and

    when said adapter slot is empty, connecting each contact within said plurality of contacts to a dummy load simulating a signal load of an adapter, wherein a balanced load is provided for a PCI bus utilizing differential signaling.

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