Patent ID: 6301124
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A personal computer having a chassis and a system board, and having an apparatus to allow the computer system board to automatically identify the chassis in which the system board is installed, the apparatus comprising:a plurality of conducting pads formed on the system board in a pattern;a plurality of attachment sites formed on the chassis in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the conducting pads;a separate logic circuit connected to each of the conducting pads;a spring action grounding clip attached to at least one of the attachment sites for contact with a corresponding one of the conducting pads, the presence of the spring action grounding clip causing a first output to the respective logic circuit, the absence of the spring action grounding clip causing a second output to the respective logic circuit, whereby, depending on the first or second output being received, the system board automatically identifies the chassis in which the system board is installed.