TL;DR: In this article, a computer having a Riser card with a riser card interface that connects to an industry standard system board and has slots for expansion cards is provided with support circuitry that enables the computer system to perform personalized functions not provided for by the industry standard operating system board, including security functions.
Abstract: A computer having a riser card with a riser card interface that connects to an industry standard system board and has slots for expansion cards is provided with support circuitry that enables the computer system to perform personalized functions not provided for by the industry standard system board, including security functions. The placing of the support circuitry on the riser card allows the use of an industry standard system board and the personalization of the system to perform different IBM PS/2 functions depending on the installed riser card, in conjunction with Micro Channel and PCI bus architecture.
TL;DR: In this article, a riser card can be configured to connect to multiple PCIe connectors on a motherboard of a computing device, such as a processor, to route signals from an accessory installed in the riser to the CPU of the computing device through multiple PCI connectors.
Abstract: In some implementations, a riser card can be configured to connect to multiple PCIe connectors on a motherboard of a computing device. The riser card can be configured to route signals from an accessory installed in the riser to the CPU of the computing device through multiple PCIe connectors. The riser card can be configured to connect to a PCIe connector on the motherboard using cabling.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a riser card for Network Computers (NCs) that can accommodate a hard drive, CD ROM drive, etc., that are not required or available on the NC.
Abstract: Components and circuitry, including a common microprocessor, are combined into a single motherboard that is common to both a Personal Computer (PC) and a Network Computer (NC). The motherboard is capable of receiving a riser card. Riser cards specific to either a NC or a PC are designed to provide functions that are not present on the common motherboard. Connector slots such as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE), Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) are available on a PC riser card to accommodate additional circuit boards. Devices such as a hard drive, CD ROM drive, etc., may be installed utilizing appropriate connectors on a PC specific riser card that are not required or available on the NC. A riser card for the NC will accommodate a compact flash card connector or various other expansion cards that provide functions specific to the NC.
TL;DR: In this paper, an adaptive initialization module coupled with the riser codecs is proposed to automatically select between two and three-codec configurations based on a codec support capability of the codec controller.
Abstract: A communications and networking riser includes a plurality of riser codecs and an adaptive initialization module coupled to the riser codecs. The initialization module configures the riser codecs when the riser is connected to a motherboard having a codec controller and a primary codec. The initialization module automatically selects between a two-codec configuration and a three-codec configuration based on a codec support capability of the codec controller.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a riser card system which provides two or more PCI connectors to couple one or more peripheral boards to a PCI bus on a computer board while satisfying the height requirements for IU systems.
Abstract: The present invention provides a compact riser card system which provides two or more PCI connectors to couple one or more peripheral boards to a PCI bus on a computer board while satisfying the height requirements for IU systems. In one embodiment, this invention provides two 64-bit connectors on two riser cards coupled to a single connector on a 66 MHz PCI bus.