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Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips

  • US 6,742,069 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2001
  • Issued: 05/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of interface modules comprising:

  • routing an I/O bus having a first format from said central processing unit to primary sides of a plurality of bus adapter chips;

    routing an I/O bus of said first format from secondary sides of said bus adapter chips to respective ones of said interface modules, wherein the bus adapter chips comprise electrical hardware which provides arbitered access along the I/O buses and wherein the steps of routing the I/O buses to and from bus adapter chips comprises electrically isolating the CPU from electrical disruption when one of the interface modules is removed.

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