Patent ID: 6356959
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A stackable option card for a computer having a motherboard, the motherboard having a first system bus, wherein the motherboard includes a first-system-bus connector adapted to receive a card that has a third connector by physically connecting the third connector to the first-system-bus connector, the stackable card comprising:a first connector on the stackable card that connects to the first system bus, wherein the first connector is physically connectable to the first-system-bus connector; a bus bridge circuit on the stackable card wired to the first connector in order to couple the bus bridge circuit to the first system bus, the bus bridge circuit generating a second system bus, the second system bus being compatible with cards designed for the first system bus; a second connector on the stackable card connected to the second system bus, wherein the second connector is adapted to connect to the third connector; and a device circuit on the stackable card wired to the first system bus, the device circuit providing an input and/or output function.