Patent ID: 7229294

Claim:
Apparatus for use in supplying power, comprising: a power board comprising a first input connector comprising a first set of pins and a second set of pins; a second input connector comprising a third set of pins and a fourth set of pins; a first output connector comprising a fifth set of pins and a sixth set of pins; a second output connector comprising a seventh set of pins and an eighth set of pins; a third output connector comprising a ninth set of pins and a tenth set of pins; and a fourth output connector comprising a eleventh set of pins and a twelfth set of pins; wherein the first and third sets of pins are configured to receive AC power and the second and fourth sets of pins are configured to receive DC power; wherein the fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh sets of pins are configured to output AC power and the sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth sets of pins are configured to output DC power; wherein the power board drives the fifth and seventh ninth sets of pins based on the input from the first set of pins; wherein the power board drives the sixth and eighth tenth sets of pins based on the input from the second set of pins; wherein the power board drives the ninth seventh and eleventh sets of pins based on the input from the third set of pins; and wherein the power board drives the tenth eighth and twelfth sets of pins based on the input from the fourth set of pins.