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Computer system for dynamically scaling busses during operation

  • US 6,532,546 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2002
  • Issued: 03/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling the operation of two or more buses in a computer system having one or more processors, the method comprising the acts of:

  • detecting one or more failure modes associated with at least one of the two or more buses;

    generating a failure signal responsive to the act of detecting, the failure signal corresponding to the one or more failure modes;

    issuing a reset signal to reset the computer system with the at least one of the two or more buses disabled; and

    restarting the computer system responsive to the reset signal using a remaining one or more busses enabled and a predetermined one of the remaining one or more busses being designated a boot bus.

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