Patent ID: 6470457
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A network computer comprising:a chassis; a power supply affixed to an interior surface of said chassis; a motherboard powered by said power supply, said motherboard including a clock generator, a boot code storage device, a processor, and a system memory; a network interface coupled to said processor via a peripheral bus and suitable for interfacing said network computer to a server computer via a network; wherein said network computer lacks a disk drive unit, but includes local permanent storage and disk drive facilities for receiving a disk drive unit, wherein a disk drive unit may be temporarily installed in said network computer to enable said network computer to execute a disk-based operating system; at least one peripheral device attached to a peripheral bus of said network computer, wherein said motherboard is powered by said power supply via a single power supply plane and wherein said motherboard is configured to power off said peripheral device, in response to a low power event, without terminating power on the single power supply plane.