David W Leclair

US Patent:

61784699, Jan 23, 2001

Filed:

Jun 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/107599

Inventors:

Rick Hennessy - Lunenburg MA
David LeClair - Wilmington MA
Sanjeev Kumar - Woodinville WA
John Mallard - Saratoga CA

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1314

US Classification:

710 9

Abstract:

A computer has a processor having a bus port operatively connected to a first bus and being operative to selectively access one of a plurality of peripheral devices operatively connected to the bus via at least one of a series of identifiers. The computer also has a peripheral selector for detecting the presence of one or more of the peripheral devices operatively connected to the first and second peripheral ports, for assigning a first of the identifiers to the first peripheral port if one of the peripheral devices is operatively connected to a first peripheral port that is connected to the bus, and for assigning the same first identifier to a second peripheral port that is operatively connected to the bus if the presence of one of the peripheral devices at the first peripheral port is not detected and the presence of one of the peripheral devices at the second peripheral port is detected.