Patent ID: 6572384
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of interconnecting a first set of devices on a removable electronic circuit card to a second set of devices on a motherboard by a bus, comprising the steps of:organizing a plurality of pins on the bus of the circuit card according to a plurality of bus functionality (i) needed by the first set of devices and (ii) provided by the motherboard; grouping the plurality of pins on the bus of the circuit card, wherein each group of pins corresponds to a respective device of the first set of devices; grouping a plurality of pins on the bus of the motherboard, wherein each group of pins corresponds to a respective device of the second set of devices; matching each group of pins corresponding with the first set of devices to each pertaining group of pins corresponding with the second set of devices, wherein groups of pins matched between the first set of devices and the second set of devices (i) enable the first set of devices on the card to access the plurality of needed bus functionality provided by the motherboard; and (ii) define a length of the circuit card; and accessing information from a storage device on the circuit card to enable the second set of devices on the motherboard that are communicatively coupled to the first set of devices.