Method and apparatus for managing live insertion of CPU and I/O boards into a computer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5581712
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08341436

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Circuitry and logic are provided to a bus control module of a system bus of a computer system to inject the bus control module into, and win a system test master arbitration process initiated by a live inserted and successfully self tested CPU or I/O board. However, upon winning the system test master arbitration, the bus control module will inform the live inserted CPU or I/O board that it is not interested in having the CPU or I/O board in participating in system wide testing. In fact, the bus control module will not even initiate any system wide testing. As a result, CPU or I/O boards equipped with circuitry and logic to support certain required power on/reset testing protocol may be live inserted into the system without modifications, and without interruption to system operation.

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INTEL CORPORATION2200 MISSION COLLEGE BOULEVARD SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Herrman, Christopher D Beaverton, OR 1 125

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