Patent ID: 8516162
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus with a connector to which either a first external unit or a second external unit is connected, comprising: a graphics controller configured to generate a video signal associated with a display image, and comprising a first port and a second port; a video basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to execute first port setting processing and second port setting processing when the information processing apparatus is activated, the first port setting processing being executed to set the first port as a first data transmission port compliant with a first interface standard, and the second port setting processing being executed to set the second port as a second data transmission port compliant with a second interface standard; a selector configured to connect one of the first port and the second port to the connector, the selector positioned between the first port and the connector and between the second port and the connector; and a selector controller configured to supply a first signal to the selector to connect the first port to the connector when the first external unit is connected to the connector, and to supply a second signal to the selector to connect the second port to the connector when the second external unit is connected to the connector.