Abstract: A differential pair contact resistance asymmetry compensation system includes a board with a differential trace pair. A receiver device is coupled to the differential trace pair via a receiver device connector interface, and a transmitter device is coupled to the differential trace pair via a transmitter device connector interface. The transmitter device transmits a contact resistance compensation data stream to the receiver device via the differential trace pair. The transmitter device then adjusts an impedance provided by the transmitter device to compensate for a contact resistance asymmetry in the transmitter device connector interface. When the transmitter device determines that differential trace pair signal transmission capabilities for the differential trace pair in transmitting the contact resistance compensation data stream have improved in response to the adjustment of the impedance provided by the transmitter device, it sets the impedance provided by the transmitter device.

Abstract: A method recovers an information handling system (IHS) from a non-operational state. The method includes determining if the non-operational state of the IHS has occurred. In response to determining that the non-operational state of the IHS has occurred, a basic input-output (BIOS) recovery device is identified as being coupled to an embedded controller. In response to identifying that the BIOS recovery device is coupled to the embedded controller, an IHS type is transmitted to the BIOS recovery device. The BIOS recovery device is signaled to determine if the BIOS recovery device contains a BIOS payload corresponding to the IHS type. In response to determining that the BIOS recovery device contains the BIOS payload corresponding to the IHS type, the BIOS recovery device is triggered to transmit the BIOS payload to the embedded controller. The IHS is triggered to restart using the new BIOS payload.