Patent ID: 6792494
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A mechanism of a chipset for operating a hot plug system, said mechanism comprising:a first device to determine whether said system is to operate in one of a parallel mode and a serial mode; a hot plug bus to receive signals in one of said parallel mode and said serial mode; and a second device to control the mode of said chipset based on said determination of said first device, said second device comprising logic to control operations based on said determination of said first device, a first multiplexor to receive signals from said hot plug bus and a second multiplexor to output signals to said hot plug bus, said first multiplexer and said second multiplexer to operate based on a control signal output from said logic indicating one of said parallel mode and said serial mode; and a first converter cooled between said hot plug bus and said first multiplexer to convert serial signals to parallel signals, and a second converter coupled between a hot plug controller and said second multiplexer to convert parallel signals to serial signals.