Patent ID: 6362996
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G06F,G11C,H05K

Abstract:
A terminating circuit module that can be applied on a mainboard of a computer system, wherein the mainboard has a plurality of memory module slots, each having a plurality of signal pins, the terminating circuit module comprising:a printed circuit board which can be plugged into one of the memory module slots to electrically connect the terminating circuit module to the memory module slots; a voltage regulator provided on the printed circuit board to provide a terminating voltage; a plurality of terminating resistors coupled to the voltage regulator, wherein the terminating resistors are also provided on the printed circuit board, each of the terminating resistors having a first end connected to the signal pins and a second end connected to the terminating voltage; and a nonvolatile memory provided on the printed circuit board, in which when such terminating module is plugged into one of the memory module slots, the mainboard obtains configuration information of the terminating circuit module thereon by reading information in the nonvolatile memory.