Voltage overshoot control in hot plug system

A method and implementing computer system is provided in which PCI bus load conditions are detected and dummy loads are selectively switched into the PCI bus under light load conditions in order to avoid voltage overshoot problems. Load control logic receives input signals representative of the pres...

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Main Authors KELLEY RICHARD ALLEN, NEAL DANNY MARVIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.01.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method and implementing computer system is provided in which PCI bus load conditions are detected and dummy loads are selectively switched into the PCI bus under light load conditions in order to avoid voltage overshoot problems. Load control logic receives input signals representative of the presence or absence of adapters connected into PCI slots. The load control logic is connected to load control switches. The load control switches are arranged to selectively connect to the PCI slot or to a dummy load. The load control system is selectively operable, by controlling the load switches, to connect dummy loads into empty PCI slots to dampen the bus when light load conditions are detected to exist on the PCI bus. In a PCI system hot plug environment, the system is operable to quiesce the slot being hot plugged so that the adapter can be removed or inserted into a PCI slot while maintaining acceptable PCI bus loading conditions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980163922