Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080296009 | Computer Systems and Related Methods for Cooling Such Systems - Methods for cooling computer systems are provided, in which the computer system has a processor and a fan. An exemplary method comprises: determining a temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed; determining a temperature of the computer system; and throttling the processor if the temperature corresponds to the temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed. Systems also are provided. | 12-04-2008 |
20100077199 | Systems And Methods Of Secure BIOS Update - Systems and methods of securely updating BIOS are disclosed. One such system comprises a reprogrammable memory, a first and a second register, and comparison logic. The reprogrammable memory comprises a first portion and a protect input. The protect input is configured to disallow writes to at least the first portion when the memory protect input is at a first levels, and to allow writes to at least the first portion when the protect input is at a second level. The comparison logic is configured to drive a comparison output to a third level responsive to the first and second registers having equal values, and to drive the comparison output to a fourth level responsive to the first and second registers having different values. The comparison output is electrically coupled to the memory protect input. | 03-25-2010 |
20100212341 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM USING ONE DIGITAL SIGNAL - Systems and methods that receive a digital signal outputted from a single line of a device are disclosed. Embodiments of the systems and methods calculate the temperature of the device based on the digital signal. Embodiments of the systems and methods generate a signal to a cooling system to cool the device when the calculated temperature of the device is higher than a predetermined temperature. | 08-26-2010 |
20100321881 | Computer Systems And Related Methods For Cooling Such Systems - Methods for cooling computer systems are provided, in which the computer system has a processor and a fan. An exemplary method comprises: determining a temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed; determining a temperature of the computer system; and throttling the processor if the temperature corresponds to the temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed. Systems also are provided. | 12-23-2010 |
20120124596 | DEVICE DRIVER FOR A DEVICE - A device including an interface component configured to couple the device to a computing machine, a storage component configured to store a device driver for the device, and a driver application executed from the storage component and configured to identify the device as a storage device if a device driver has not been loaded onto the computing machine and bad the device driver onto the computing machine in response to the device coupling to the computing machine. | 05-17-2012 |
20120166780 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACCESSING A COMPUTER PRE-BOOT ROUTINE - A method and apparatus for entering a computer pre-boot routine without using the keyboard or having the computer display operable. In order to turn the computer on, the user depresses the main power-on button. If the user does nothing else the computer system boots normally. But if the user desires to enter any of the pre-boot functions, the user simply depresses the power-on button a second time within a short predetermined period of time. An interface circuit will latch upon this second power-on button press, and before the BIOS hands off to the operating system, the BIOS will check this latch and if set, will enter the desired pre-boot function or optionally enter into a menu allowing selection of all pre-boot functions. The interface circuit has the ability to allow a time period after the first button press before the second button press would be accepted. It also has the ability to reject the second press if too long a period has expired. An optional audible and/or visual alarm provides feedback to the user that the second button press was latched. This would be in the form of an LED blink or speaker beep. The beep/blink would each have enable/disable bits. In an alternate embodiment the main power-on button is held down a predetermined period of time less that the usual 4-second power-off time period. | 06-28-2012 |
20120198113 | Time measurement of power button signal activation - Embodiments herein relate to measuring a continuous time period a power button signal is in an active state. In an embodiment, a controller is to measure the continuous time period the power button signal is in an active state, where the power button signal enters the active state when a power button is physically activated by a user to initiate a power down of a system. Further, the controller is to generate and send an interrupt to the system if the continuous time period is greater than a controller time, the interrupt having higher priority than an operating system of the system. | 08-02-2012 |
20120254598 | SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - Embodiments provide methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining a configuration for system board based on a connector. The connector may have a structure that enables a system board to determine configuration data associated with a system configuration, | 10-04-2012 |
20130246198 | PROVIDING A BIOS PULSE SIGNAL FOR OPENING A CASH DRAWER - A system is disclosed that includes memory resources and one or more processing components coupled to the one or more memory resources. At least one of the memory resources stores a basic input/output system (BIOS). The one or more processing components are coupled to the memory resources to run a program for operating a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. The program enables a user to provide an input to open a cash drawer. A controller circuit receives a signal from the BIOS when the user provides the input and generates a pulse signal having a predetermined duration to cause a voltage signal to be transmitted to a solenoid of the cash drawer. The voltage signal causes the solenoid to change states in order to open the cash drawer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130288491 | DISABLEMENT OF CONNECTION BETWEEN CONNECTION MODULE AND BATTERY - Embodiments herein relate to disablement of a connection between a battery and a connection module. In an embodiment, a connection between the battery and a connection module may be disabled if the connection module is drawing current from the battery or if a monitored signal transitions from a high logic level to the low logic level. The connection module is to draw the current or pull the signal down to a low logic level in response to one or more components related to the device becoming exposed or an enclosure related to the device being breached or opened. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290740 | SETTINGS BASED ON OUTPUT POWERED BY LOW POWER STATE POWER RAIL - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining a setting at a component. An output to be powered by a low power state power rail can output a value. The component is to be powered by an auxiliary power rail and determines the setting based on the value at auxiliary power good. | 10-31-2013 |
20140344491 | LOCKING A SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPT (SMI) ENABLE REGISTER OF A CHIPSET - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to locking a system management interrupt (SMI) enable register of a chipset. Example embodiments include at least one contact configuration register to configure a contact of a chipset, and a contact SMI enable register of a chipset to store an enable value or a disable value. In example embodiments, the disable value stored in the contact SMI enable register is to prevent the chipset from providing an SMI request to a processor in response to an SMI signal received at the contact. Example embodiments further include locking the contact SMI enable register. | 11-20-2014 |