Computer system and control method of the same
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a device which transmits data through a predetermined interface and outputs first recognition information in response to a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal;
a device controller which has second recognition information about whether the device is mounted; and
a system controller which outputs the POST control signal to the device when powering on, and recognizes the device on the basis of the first recognition information and the second recognition information.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a device which transmits data through a predetermined interface and outputs first recognition information in response to a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal, a device controller which has second recognition information about whether the device is mounted, and a system controller which outputs the POST control signal to the device when powering on, and recognizes the device on the basis of the first recognition information and the second recognition information.
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a device which transmits data through a predetermined interface and outputs first recognition information in response to a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal; a device controller which has second recognition information about whether the device is mounted; and a system controller which outputs the POST control signal to the device when powering on, and recognizes the device on the basis of the first recognition information and the second recognition information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of booting up a computer system that comprises a device to transmit data through a predetermined interface, and a device controller having a second recognition information about whether the device is mounted, the method comprising:
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outputting a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal to the device; detecting a first recognition information in response to the POST control signal from the device and the second recognition information; and recognizing the device on the basis of the first recognition information and the second recognition information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system comprising:
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a device to transmit data through a predetermined interface, and to output first recognition information in response to a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal; and a system controller to electrically communicate with the device and a device controller generating second recognition information that indicates the device is mounted in response to mounting the device to the computer system, and to output the POST control signal to the device, and to recognize the device according to the first recognition information received from the device and second recognition information received from another device other than the device and representing a characteristic of the device.
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20. A computer system, comprising:
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a device to transmit data through a predetermined interface, to transmit second recognition information indicating the device is installed in the computer system in response to installing the device to the computer system, and to generate first recognition information in response to a signal of the computer system when the computer system is turned on; a controller to control the device, to receive a signal of the device when the device is installed in the computer system, and to generate the first recognition information corresponding to the signal of the device when the computer system is turned on; and a system controller in electrical communication with the device to recognize the device based on the first recognition information and the second recognition information.
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