Personal computer with alternate system controller and register for
identifying active system controller
    2.
    发明授权
    Personal computer with alternate system controller and register for identifying active system controller 失效
    具有备用系统控制器的个人计算机和用于识别主动系统控制器的寄存器

    公开(公告)号:US5485585A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-16

    申请号:US947856

    申请日:1992-09-18

    CPC分类号: G06F11/20

    摘要: This invention relates to personal computers having the capability for the usual system controlling processor to be reset, initialized and then isolated if an alternate system controller is provided for the system. In accordance with this invention, a personal computer system has a high speed local processor data bus; an input/output data bus; a microprocessor coupled directly to the local processor bus; a connector coupled directly to the local processor bus for accommodating reception of an alternate system controller; and a bus interface controller coupled directly to the local processor bus and directly to the input/output data bus for providing communications between the local processor bus and the input/output data bus. Provision is made for setting a status bit to identify to software such as diagnostic software which microprocessor is functioning as the system controlling processor.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及具有通常系统控制处理器的能力的个人计算机,如果为系统提供备用系统控制器,则该计算机被复位,初始化,然后被隔离。 根据本发明,个人计算机系统具有高速局部处理器数据总线; 输入/输出数据总线; 直接耦合到本地处理器总线的微处理器; 连接器,其直接耦合到本地处理器总线,用于容纳替代的系统控制器的接收; 以及总线接口控制器,其直接耦合到本地处理器总线,并直接耦合到输入/输出数据总线,用于在本地处理器总线和输入/输出数据总线之间提供通信。 提供了设置状态位以识别软件,例如微处理器用作系统控制处理器的诊断软件。

    Compact high power personal computer with improved air cooling system
    3.
    发明授权
    Compact high power personal computer with improved air cooling system 失效
    紧凑型大功率个人电脑,改进了空气冷却系统

    公开(公告)号:US5218514A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-08

    申请号:US911598

    申请日:1992-07-10

    IPC分类号: G06F1/16 G06F1/20 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: G06F1/20

    摘要: A personal computer housing has a plurality of air intake openings located around the sides and front. A fan is mounted at the rear of the housing and sucks or draws coolant air through the intakes and exhausts the air to the rear. A bulk power supply is mounted along one side of the housing and is cooled by air flow through adjacent intakes. A plurality of I/O or expansion cards are located along the opposite side of the housing and cooled by air flowing through adjacent side intakes. A plurality of system cards including a processor card and memory cards, are located in parallel, rearwardly extending rows directly between at least some of the front intakes and the fan. A DC/DC regulator card is mounted over the system cards and has a heat sink provided with rearwardly extended cooling fins aligned in the direction of air flow from front to rear.