Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a device may include a printed circuit board that includes at least two exposed conductor traces on a first side of the printed circuit board that are not in contact with each other; a material, that includes a substance that forms an electrically conductive solution when dissolved by a polar solvent, in contact with the at least two exposed conductor traces and fastened to at least one of the printed circuit board and the at least two exposed conductor traces; and a fastener on a second side of the printed circuit board, opposite the first side of the printed circuit board, among others.

Abstract: An information handling system stylus includes components to support active tip writing inputs at a touchscreen display with the active tip powered by a rechargeable battery. An accelerometer and microphone included in the housing cooperate to manage battery life with instructions executed on a processing resource included in the accelerometer and/or microphone. The instructions apply different wake behaviors to manage stylus power consumption based upon whether the stylus couples to and information handling system, such as monitoring stylus motion with different wake intervals and monitoring for predetermined acceleration profiles, such as walking, falling and rolling.

Abstract: A method for managing power in an information handling system (IHS) environment includes initiating, by a power management console, an end to an emergency power reduction protocol on the IHS environment, based on the end to the emergency power reduction protocol, selecting a device priority group, wherein: the device priority group comprises a plurality of IHS devices, and the device priority group is selected based on a priority of the device priority group, obtaining a power usage estimation for the device priority group, and applying a power limit to the device priority group based on available power to the IHS environment and the power usage estimation.

Abstract: An information handling system stylus includes components to support active tip writing inputs at a touchscreen display with the active tip powered by a rechargeable battery. An accelerometer and microphone included in the housing cooperate to manage battery life with instructions executed on a processing resource included in the accelerometer and/or microphone. The instructions apply different wake behaviors to manage stylus power consumption based upon whether the stylus couples to and information handling system, such as monitoring stylus motion with different wake intervals and monitoring for predetermined acceleration profiles, such as walking, falling and rolling.

Abstract: A method and apparatus using machine learning for scheduling server maintenance. In one embodiment of the method, load values for a server are recorded over a period of time, wherein each of the load values is time stamped with a date and time. A first plurality of the load values are classified. The classified first plurality of values are then processed to create a model for predicting a load value of the server. The model is used to generate a first predicted load value of the server for a first date and a first time.

Abstract: An information handling system implemented as a convertible notebook may include a first assembly, a second assembly hingedly coupled to the first assembly, a magnet housed in the first assembly, a giant magnetoresistance sensor housed in the second assembly, a Hall effect sensor housed in the second assembly, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the giant magnetoresistance sensor and the Hall effect sensor, and configured to, based on a first signal received from the giant magnetoresistance sensor and a second signal received from the Hall effect sensor, determine a position of the first assembly relative to the second assembly.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a notification of an issue with at least one component of a plurality of components in a computing environment. One or more machine learning algorithms are used to determine one or more components of the plurality of components impacted by the issue with the at least one component. The method further comprises collecting operational data for the at least one component and the one or more impacted components.

Abstract: A method of selectively disabling power delivery to a group of memory devices of an information handling system, the method including performing an initialization of a first memory device and a second memory device of the memory devices; after performing the initialization of the memory devices, performing boot procedures at the first memory device and the second memory device; while performing the boot procedures at the first memory device and the second memory device, detecting a memory failure of the first memory device; in response to detecting the memory failure of the first memory device, providing a signal to a power management integrate circuit (PMIC) of the first memory device to disable power at the first memory device; and continuing the boot procedures at the second memory device.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a visual indicator, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the visual indicator and configured to perform out of band management of the information handling system, the management controller further configured to, responsive to receiving an indication from the processor that the information handling system is attempting to enter a standby mode and prior to the information handling system entering the standby mode, cause the visual indicator to generate a visual indication that the information handling system is attempting to enter the standby mode.

Abstract: An information handling system motherboard integrates components through integrated wirelines, including at least some components coupled to the motherboard on opposite sides of a narrow region, such as formed by an opening that accepts a cooling fan. A bridge circuit board couples to contacts of the motherboard on opposing sides of the narrow region so that wirelines integrated in the bridge circuit board interface motherboard wirelines, thus offering greater communication density across the narrow region.

Abstract: An unavailable memory device initialization system includes a memory controller device that is configured to determine whether a memory system includes unavailable memory devices during initialization operations. During the first initialization operations, a BIOS engine identifies unavailable memory device(s) in the memory system that were determined to be unavailable by the memory controller device during the first initialization operations and, in response, stores respective unavailable memory device identifier(s) associated with each unavailable memory device in a non-volatile storage subsystem.

Abstract: An information handling system presents visual images at a display that includes a display panel having a capacitive touch detection surface supported by an indium tin oxide layer disposed between a front layer, such as polarizer, and a display cell. To prevent excessive charge build up associated with the capacitive touch detection surface, a conductive ink is applied at the display panel perimeter and interfaced with a ground at the rear side of the display panel. In one example embodiment, a non-conductive ink insulates the conductive ink from the display panel except as desired to transfer excess charge from the indium tin oxide layer. The conductive ink may interface directly with the indium tin oxide layer or indirectly through a second non-conductive ink having greater conductivity than the insulative non-conductive ink.

Abstract: A basic input/output system provides an interface for a core aggregation layout that identifies a grouping of processor cores into core aggregations, wherein each of the core aggregations is associated with a maximum allowable C-state. A processor may monitor an information handling system during operation of an application to gather data associated with latency sensitivity of the application, update the core aggregation layout based on the data gathered during the operation of the application, and pin a thread for execution to one of the processor cores based on the latency sensitivity of the application and the maximum allowable C-state.

Abstract: Techniques for avoiding race conditions in high availability (HA) storage systems that employ disk array enclosures (DAEs). The techniques include receiving a notification of an input/output (IO) error from a storage node, in which the IO error occurs subsequent to the storage node issuing, to a first DAE controller, an IO operation to access data at a logical address of a storage device. The techniques further include, in response to the notification of the IO error, issuing, over an out-of-band channel, a flush command to the first DAE controller, causing data stored in cache memory of the first DAE controller to be written to the storage device, and receiving, over the out-of-band channel, an acknowledgement of completion of the flush operation from the first DAE controller. The techniques further include sending a notification of the completion of the flush operation to the storage node.

Abstract: An information handling system manages operation of an infrared time of flight sensor to provide accurate and timely user presence and absence detection through monitoring of the time of flight distance detection for indications of object velocity that validates or invalidates a transition between the user presence and user absence states. An integrated sensor hub in a central processing unit stores distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor in a distance table in association with a time stamp of the distance measurement. During monitoring of distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor, if the integrated sensor hub detects a user absence or presence, validation of the transition is performed by analyzing the stored distances to determine a vector of velocity at the state transition.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for audio session management for workspaces operating on an Information Handling System (IHS), where the workspaces utilize virtualization to operate in isolation from a portion of the hardware and software of the IHS. Audio capabilities of the IHS are registered with a remote workspace orchestration service that manages deployment of workspaces on the IHS. A workspace is instantiated on the IHS according to a workspace definition provided by the orchestration service that also provides a handle for operating the audio capabilities of the IHS on behalf of the first workspace. An audio context is determined based on utilization of the workspaces operating on the IHS. The handle is utilized for modifying audio settings of the first workspace based on the audio context. The handle is also utilized for operating the audio capabilities of the IHS based on user inputs to the plurality of workspaces.

Abstract: Techniques for rebuilding data in a data storage system are provided. A method includes: (a) identifying (i) a first set of degraded Ubers that contain no portions reserved for direct writing and (ii) a second set of degraded Ubers that contain at least one portion reserved for direct writing. Direct writing is a process that writes blocks to long-term storage prior to mapping those blocks in a metadata mapping structure. An Uber is a set of adjacent stripes across a respective Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) array of the data storage system, and a degraded Uber is an Uber that includes at least one failed drive within its RAID array. The method further includes (b) initiating a rebuild of the first set of degraded Ubers; and (c) delaying a rebuild of each degraded Uber of the second set until all pending direct writes to blocks of that degraded Uber have been mapped by the metadata mapping structure.

Abstract: A portable information handling system main housing portion has a transparent cover removeably coupled at an upper surface and sealed with an inflatable seal to aid desired cooling airflow. A pump fills the inflatable seal after the transparent cover closes over the housing and deflates the inflatable seal before release of the transparent cover to an open position. In one embodiment, the transparent cover integrates a liquid crystal display that presents operating condition of processing components visible within the housing through the transparent cover.