Abstract:
Method and apparatus of controlling a power state of a computer, the computer being connected to a monitor having a power control button. The computer is connected to the monitor over a video cable, and activation of the power control button is communicated to the computer over a wire in the video cable. In response to the activation signal, a system management interrupt is generated to invoke an SMI handler to change the power state of the computer. The power states of the computer include an ON state, an intermediate power state (such as Sleep state), and a suspend state (such as Soft-Off state).
Abstract:
A method and system for independently resetting primary and secondary processors 20 and 120 respectively under program control in a multiprocessor, cache memory system. Processors 20 and 120 are reset without causing cache memory controllers 24 and 124 to reset.
Abstract:
A method and system for independently resetting primary and secondary processors 20 and 120 respectively under program control in a multiprocessor, cache memory system. Processors 20 and 120 are reset without causing cache memory controllers 24 and 124 to reset.
Abstract:
A computer system has a processor (20) coupled to a cache controller (24), uses page mode memory devices (58) sand performs page hit detection (43) on the processor local bus (26). Column address and data values are latched by a memory controller (62) on memory write operations to allow early completion of the cycle so that the next cycle can partially overlap. This allows the use of economical memories and yet have zero wait state page hit operation.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus of controlling a power state of a computer, the computer being connected to a monitor having a power control button. The computer is connected to the monitor over a video cable, and activation of the power control button is communicated to the computer over a wire in the video cable. In response to the activation signal, a system management interrupt is generated to invoke an SMI handler to change the power state of the computer. The power states of the computer include an ON state, an intermediate power state (such as Sleep state), and a suspend state (such as Soft-Off state).
Abstract:
An enhanced processor lock cycle management system for computer systems including a processor 10 and a cache memory controller 12 which accommodates existing methodologies and provides an enhanced mode wherein processor lock cycles are not passed to the controller 12 but control of the system bus 14 by controller 12 is maintained by inhibiting hold requests to the controller 12 by other system elements.
Abstract:
A computer system has a processor (20) coupled to a cache controller (24), uses page mode memory devices (58) sand performs page hit detection (43) on the processor local bus (26). Column address and data values are latched by a memory controller (62) on memory write operations to allow early completion of the cycle so that the next cycle can partially overlap. This allows the use of economical memories and yet have zero wait state page hit operation.
Abstract:
An enhanced processor lock cycle management system for computer systems including a processor 10 and a cache memory controller 12 which accommodates existing methodologies and provides an enhanced mode wherein processor lock cycles are not passed to the controller 12 but control of the system bus 14 by controller 12 is maintained by inhibiting hold requests to the controller 12 by other system elements.