System and method of detecting fire causing card shorts
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Jul 26, 2005
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Oct 16, 2003
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Apr 11, 2002
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Apr 11, 2002
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Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electrical current delivered to a computer subsystem are provided. One embodiment provides a method for detecting a short circuit in a computer subsystem, comprising: obtaining a measured current which is supplied to the computer subsystem during one or more time periods; determining an expected current utilized by the computer subsystem for the one or more time periods; and determining whether a short circuit condition exists based on a comparison between the measured current and the expected current. The method may further comprise terminating electrical power supplied to the computer subsystem.
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