TWM648312U - Computer apparatus and transferring card - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer apparatus adapted for connecting a graphic card is provided. The computer apparatus comprises a main board, a transferring card, and an extension cable. The main board has a graphic card socket. The transferring card comprises a first transferring connector, a second transferring connector, and a signal amplifying unit. The first transferring connector is inserted into the graphic card socket, and is electrically connected to the second transferring connector through a transmission circuit. The signal amplifying unit is located on the transmission circuit for adjusting signal strength on the transmission circuit. The extension cable has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, wherein the first end is for connecting the second transferring connector, and the second end is for connecting the graphic card. The transferring card is also provided.

Description

Computer equipment and adapter cards

This case is about a kind of computer equipment, especially a kind of computer equipment suitable for installing a display card and its adapter card.

When a graphics card is installed on the motherboard of traditional computer equipment, it is easy for the motherboard to use an extension cable to cause signal attenuation, resulting in the problem of no display on the monitor.

In order to solve this problem, users need to change the connection method between the graphics card and the motherboard, or enter the basic input and output system (BIOS) to modify the graphics card settings. However, these operations are very complicated, and when the monitor cannot display, it is difficult for users to enter the basic input and output system to modify settings.

This case provides a computer equipment suitable for installing a display card. The computer equipment includes a motherboard, an adapter card, and an extension cord. The motherboard has a graphics card slot. The riser card includes a first riser connector, a second riser connector and a signal enhancement component. The first riser connector is suitable for being plugged into the graphics card slot and is electrically connected to the graphics card slot through a transmission line. In the second transfer connector, the signal enhancement component is installed on the transmission line to adjust the signal strength on the transmission line. The extension cable has an opposite first end connector and a second end connector. The first end connector is suitable for plugging into the second adapter connector, and the second end connector is suitable for connecting to the display card.

This case also provides an adapter card suitable for a computer device. This computer equipment is suitable for installing a graphics card. The computer equipment has a motherboard and an extension cable. The motherboard has a graphics card slot. The extension cable has a first end connector and a second end connector opposite to each other. The second end connector is suitable for connecting to display card. The riser card includes a first riser connector, a second riser connector and a signal enhancement component. The first transfer connector is suitable for being plugged into the display card slot. The second adapter connector is adapted to be connected to the first end connector, and is electrically connected to the first adapter connector through a transmission line. Signal enhancement components are installed on the transmission line to adjust the signal strength on the transmission line.

The computer equipment provided in this case has an adapter card. The adapter card is equipped with a signal enhancement component that can adjust the signal strength transmitted between the motherboard and the graphics card. This effectively solves the problem of signal attenuation caused by using extension cables to connect the graphics card, resulting in monitor There is no display problem.

The specific implementation of this case will be described in more detail below with reference to the schematic diagrams. The advantages and features of this case will become clearer from the following description and patent application scope. It should be noted that the diagrams are in a very simplified form and use imprecise proportions, and are only used to conveniently and clearly assist in explaining the purpose of the embodiments of this case.

The first figure is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the computer equipment provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The second figure is a block diagram of the computer equipment shown in the first figure. The computer device 10 may be a computer host, a notebook computer, or other electronic devices suitable for installing the display card 20 for the user to operate.

As shown in the figure, the computer device 10 includes a motherboard 120, a riser card 140, and an extension cable 160.

The motherboard 120 has a graphics card slot 122 . In one embodiment, the graphics card slot 122 is a PCI-E slot, such as a PCI-E x16 slot.

Please also refer to the third figure. The third figure is a front view of the riser card 140 in the first figure. As shown in the figure, the riser card 140 includes a board 141 , a first riser connector 142 , a second riser connector 144 and at least one signal enhancement component 146 .

The first adapter connector 142 is provided on one edge 141a of the board 141 (as shown in the figure, the lower edge of the board 141). It is provided with a golden finger and is suitable for plugging into a display card socket. slot 122. Different from the first adapter connector 142 , the second adapter connector 144 is provided on a surface 141 b of the board 141 to facilitate connecting the graphics card 20 through the extension cable 160 . In one embodiment, the second transfer connector 144 is a slot, and its transmission specification corresponds to the graphics card slot 122 on the motherboard 120 .

The first adapter connector 142 is electrically connected to the second adapter connector 144 through a transmission line 147 on the board 141 . The transmission line 147 may be a printed circuit on the board 141 . The signal enhancement element 146 is provided on the transmission line 147 to adjust the signal strength on the transmission line 147 .

A total of eight signal enhancement components 146 are provided on the riser card 140 of this embodiment, which can be used to adjust the signal strength of the 16 differential transmission channels corresponding to the PCI-E x16 slot. Each signal enhancement component 146 can correspondingly adjust the signal strength of two differential transmission paths. These 16 differential transmission paths are distributed on the transmission line 147 . In one embodiment, the signal enhancement component 146 is a signal repeater (redriver). It has a multiplexer (MUX) and a demultiplexer (DeMUX). The multiplexer can be used to enhance the signal strength, and the demultiplexer can be used to reduce the signal strength.

The extension cord 160 has an opposite first end connector 162 and a second end connector 164. The first end connector 162 is suitable for plugging into the second adapter connector 144, and the second end connector 164 is suitable for connecting. on the display card 20. The transmission specification of the first end connector 162 corresponds to the second adapter connector 144 of the adapter card 140 . In one embodiment, the first end connector 162 has gold fingers and is suitable for plugging into the second adapter connector 144 . The second end connector 164 has a slot with the same specifications as the graphics card slot 122 on the motherboard 120 and is suitable for plugging in the graphics card 20 .

In one embodiment, as shown in the figure, the riser card 140 further includes at least one hardware setting component 148. The hardware setting component 148 is electrically connected to the signal enhancement component 146 and is used to adjust the enhancement value of the signal enhancement component 146 . For example, the hardware setting component 148 can be a dip switch.

The hardware setting component 148 can be manually set by the user to generate a variety of different outputs to change the enhancement value of the signal enhancement component 146 . The enhancement value may be, for example, the amplification value of the signal. A total of eight hardware setting components 148 are provided on the riser card 140 of this embodiment, which correspond to eight signal enhancement components 146 respectively. Each hardware setting component 148 can be used to adjust the enhancement value of the corresponding signal enhancement component 146 .

The fourth figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of computer equipment provided according to another embodiment of the present invention. The fifth figure is a block diagram of the computer equipment shown in the fourth figure. The computer device 40 may be a computer host, a notebook computer, or other electronic devices suitable for installing the display card 50 for the user to operate.

As shown in the figure, the computer device 40 includes a motherboard 420, a riser card 440, and an extension cable 460.

The motherboard 420 includes a graphics card slot 422, a control component 424 and a first signal transmission contact 426. The graphics card slot 422 is a PCI-E slot. The control element 424 is adapted to generate an enhanced numerical information D1. The control element 424 is electrically connected to the first signal transmission contact 426, and can transmit the enhanced numerical information D1 through the first signal transmission contact 426. In one embodiment, the control component 424 is a basic input output system (BIOS), and the first signal transmission contact 426 is located at an internal integrated circuit (I2C) bus 428 of the motherboard 420 . For example, the enhancement value information D1 may include signal enhancement values corresponding to all differential transmission paths of the PCI-E slot. In one embodiment, the enhanced value information D1 may include amplification values of signals corresponding to all differential transmission paths of the PCI-E slot.

The riser card 440 includes a second signal transmission contact 449 . The second signal transmission contact 449 is electrically connected to the signal enhancement component 446, and is electrically connected to the first signal transmission contact 426 on the motherboard 420 through a signal line 470 to receive the enhanced value information D1. The signal enhancement component 446 can change its enhancement value on the transmission line 447 according to the enhancement value information D1.

Other components on the riser card 440 of this embodiment, such as the first riser connector 442, the second riser connector 444, the hardware setting component 448, etc., have functions similar to those shown in the first to third figures. For example, we will not go into details here.

The sixth figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of computer equipment provided according to another embodiment of the present invention. The seventh figure is a block diagram of the computer equipment shown in the sixth figure. The computer device 60 may be a computer host, a notebook computer, or other electronic devices suitable for installing the display card 70 for the user to operate.

As shown in the figure, the computer device 60 includes a motherboard 620, a riser card 640, and an extension cable 660.

The motherboard 620 includes a graphics card slot 622 and a control component 624 . In one embodiment, the graphics card slot 622 is a PCI-E slot. The control element 624 is adapted to generate an enhanced numerical information D2. The control component 624 is electrically connected to some pins of the graphics card slot 622 . In one embodiment, the control component 624 is a basic input output system (BIOS). The control component 624 is electrically connected to some pins 6222 of the graphics card slot 622 through an internal integrated circuit (I2C) bus 628 of the motherboard 620 . In one embodiment, the control unit may be connected to a pin 6222 of the pins of the graphics card slot 622 that is not used for data transmission, such as the B5 pin (SMCLK) and B6 pin (SMDAT) of the PCI-E slot. , and transmits the enhanced value information D2 to the signal enhancement component 646 through these pins.

The signal enhancement component 646 of the adapter card 640 receives the enhancement value information D2 from the control component 624 through the graphics card slot 622, and changes its enhancement value on the transmission line 647 based on the enhancement value information D2.

Other components on the riser card 640, such as the first riser connector 642, the second riser connector 644, the hardware setting component 648, etc., have functions similar to those of the embodiments shown in the first to third figures. No further details will be given.

The specific operation methods of the computer equipment 10, 40, and 60 in this case are described below.

If there is no screen when the computer device 10 is turned on, please refer to the first and second figures. The user can shut down the computer device 10 first, use the hardware setting component 148 to adjust the signal enhancement value of the signal enhancement component 146, and then turn on the computer. Device 10 is powered on.

If a screen appears when the computer equipment 40, 60 is turned on, please refer to the fourth to seventh figures. The user can directly adjust the signal enhancement of the signal enhancement components 446, 646 through the basic input and output system or the software under the operating system. Numerical values to generate enhanced numerical information D1, D2. The enhanced numerical information D1, D2 can be transmitted to the signal enhancement component 446 on the riser card 440 through independent signal lines 470, or to the signal enhancement component on the riser card 640 through some pins 6222 of the graphics card slot 622. Element 646.

Traditionally, for no-display problems caused by unstable transmission interfaces between the graphics card and the motherboard or signal attenuation, users need to change the connection method between the graphics card and the motherboard, or enter the basic input and output system to modify the graphics card. settings. These operations are very complex. In comparison, the computer equipment 10, 40, and 60 provided in this case have adapter cards 140, 440, and 640. The adapter cards 140, 440, and 640 are equipped with signal enhancement components that can adjust the motherboards 120, 420, and 620. The signal strength transmitted between the display card 20, 50, and 70 can effectively solve the problem of signal attenuation caused by using extension cables 160, 460, 660 to connect the display card 20, 50, and 70, resulting in the monitor not displaying the picture. At the same time, it is not necessary Slow down the transmission interface of graphics cards 20, 50, and 70.

The above are only preferred embodiments of this case and do not impose any restrictions on this case. Any technical personnel in the technical field who make any form of equivalent substitution or modification to the technical means and technical content disclosed in this case shall not deviate from the technical means of this case. It is still within the scope of protection of this case.

10, 40, 60: Computer equipment 120, 420, 620: motherboard 122, 422, 622: Graphics card slot 140, 440, 640: Adapter card 141:Plate body 141a: Edge 141b: Surface 142, 442, 642: First adapter connector 144, 444, 644: Second adapter connector 146, 446, 646: Signal enhancement components 147, 447, 647: Transmission line 148, 448, 648: Hardware setting components 160, 460, 660: extension cord 162:First end connector 164:Second end connector 20, 50, 70: Graphics card 424, 624:Control components 426: First signal transmission contact 428, 628: Internal integrated circuit bus 449: Second signal transmission contact 470:Signal line 6222: Pin D1, D2: Enhanced numerical information

The first figure is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the computer equipment provided according to an embodiment of the present application; The second picture is a block diagram of the computer equipment in the first picture; The third picture is a front view of the riser card in the first picture; The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the computer equipment provided according to another embodiment of the present invention; The fifth figure is a block diagram of the computer equipment shown in the fourth figure; The sixth figure is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the computer equipment provided according to another embodiment of the present case; and The seventh figure is a block diagram of the computer equipment shown in the sixth figure.

10:Computer equipment

120: Motherboard

122: Graphics card slot

140: Adapter card

142:First adapter connector

144: Second adapter connector

146:Signal enhancement components

147:Transmission line

148: Hardware setting component

160:Extension cord

20: Graphics card

Claims (12)

A computer equipment suitable for installing a display card, the computer equipment includes: A motherboard with a graphics card slot; A riser card includes a first riser connector, a second riser connector and a signal enhancement component. The first riser connector is suitable for being plugged into the graphics card slot and through a transmission line. Electrically connected to the second adapter connector, the signal enhancement component is provided on the transmission line to adjust the signal strength on the transmission line; and An extension cord has an opposite first end connector and a second end connector, the first end connector is suitable for plugging into the second adapter connector, and the second end connector is suitable for connecting to the graphics card. The computer equipment of claim 1, wherein the adapter card further includes a hardware setting component electrically connected to the signal enhancement component for changing the enhancement value of the signal enhancement component. The computer equipment according to claim 2, wherein the hardware setting component is a dip switch. The computer equipment of claim 1, wherein the riser card includes a board body, the first riser connector is provided on an edge of the board body, and the second riser connector is provided on an edge of the board body. A surface. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein the signal enhancement component is a signal repeater (redriver). The computer equipment of claim 1, wherein the motherboard includes a control element and a first signal transmission contact, the control element is adapted to generate an enhanced numerical information, and the control element is electrically connected to the first signal transmission contact. Signal transmission contact, the adapter card includes a second signal transmission contact, and the second signal transmission contact is electrically connected to the signal enhancement component, and the second signal transmission contact is electrically connected through a signal line Connected to the first signal transmission contact to receive the enhancement value information, the signal enhancement element changes its enhancement value according to the enhancement value information. The computer equipment of claim 6, wherein the control component is a basic input output system (BIOS). The computer equipment of claim 6, wherein the first signal transmission contact is located on an internal integrated circuit (I2C) bus. The computer equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motherboard includes a control element adapted to generate enhanced numerical information, and the control element is electrically connected to some pins of the display card slot, and the control element The adapter card receives the enhancement value information from the graphics card slot, and the signal enhancement component changes its enhancement value based on the enhancement value information. The computer equipment of claim 9, wherein the control component is a basic input output system (BIOS). The computer equipment of claim 9, wherein the control component is electrically connected to the graphics card slot through an internal integrated circuit (I2C) bus. An adapter card, suitable for a computer equipment, the computer equipment is suitable for installing a display card, the computer equipment has a motherboard and an extension line, the motherboard has a display card slot, the extension line has a corresponding A first end connector and a second end connector, wherein the second end connector is suitable for connecting to the display card, and the riser card includes: a first transfer connector suitable for plugging into the display card slot; a second adapter connector adapted to be connected to the first end connector and electrically connected to the first adapter connector through a transmission line; and A signal enhancement component is provided on the transmission line to adjust the signal strength on the transmission line.

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