Patent ID: 6990546
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a control logic in a portable computer, said control logic receives a first expansion device input signal that indicates whether a first expansion device is docked to the portable computer; wherein said portable computer can be docked to said first expansion device while said portable computer is on and fully operational; and the portable computer further comprising a digital portion of a network interface, said digital portion including an initialization device select input that permits the digital portion to be configured, and an AND gate whose output signal couples to the initialization device select input and having an input that couples to an address line of a system bus and another input coupling to the first expansion device input signal, whereby for said digital portion to be configured, said address line is asserted and said first expansion device input signal is asserted indicating that the first expansion device has been docked to the portable computer.