Method for determining and displaying the physical slot number of an expansion bus device
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1. A method of displaying the physical location of a failing function running on a device in a computer system, comprising:
- a) determining slot numbers of devices attached to a bus of said computer;
b) determining unique identifiers for each function running on said devices;
c) associating said slot numbers and said unique identifiers to determine a slot number for each of said functions;
d) calculating a first identifier corresponding to said failing function; and
e) displaying the slot number of said failing function by matching said first identifier with said unique identifiers.
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Abstract
A method for displaying the slot number and Hardware Instance Number (HIN) of devices attached to a Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) bus is disclosed. The method determines the slot numbers and HINs for every device attached to the PCI bus. This information is displayed to the user. The method thus provides the user with a mechanism for determining the physical slot location of PCI devices in a computer system once the HIN for the PCI device is known.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of displaying the physical location of a failing function running on a device in a computer system, comprising:
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a) determining slot numbers of devices attached to a bus of said computer;
b) determining unique identifiers for each function running on said devices;
c) associating said slot numbers and said unique identifiers to determine a slot number for each of said functions;
d) calculating a first identifier corresponding to said failing function; and
e) displaying the slot number of said failing function by matching said first identifier with said unique identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A programmed storage device, storing instructions that when executed perform the method of:
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a) determining slot numbers of devices attached to a bus of a computer;
b) determining unique identifiers for each function funning on said devices;
c) associating said slot number and said unique identifiers to determine a slot number for each of said functions;
d) calculating a first identifier corresponding to a failing function; and
e) displaying the slot number of said failing function by matching said first identifier with said unique identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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