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One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that retrieves and installs device driver software across a network. The system includes a detection mechanism that detects the presence of a device in a computer system for which no current driver is installed in the computer system. The sys

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that retrieves and installs device driver software across a network. The system includes a detection mechanism that detects the presence of a device in a computer system for which no current driver is installed in the computer system. The system also includes a reading mechanism that reads a locator specifying the location of a current driver for the device from a non-volatile memory on the device. The system additionally includes a driver retrieving mechanism that uses the locator to communicate with a remote host across the network in order to retrieve the current driver for the device from the remote host. The system also includes an installation mechanism that installs the current driver on the computer system.

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One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that retrieves and installs device driver software across a network. The system includes a detection mechanism that detects the presence of a device in a computer system for which no current driver is installed in the computer system. The sys

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that retrieves and installs device driver software across a network. The system includes a detection mechanism that detects the presence of a device in a computer system for which no current driver is installed in the computer system. The system also includes a reading mechanism that reads a locator specifying the location of a current driver for the device from a non-volatile memory on the device. The system additionally includes a driver retrieving mechanism that uses the locator to communicate with a remote host across the network in order to retrieve the current driver for the device from the remote host. The system also includes an installation mechanism that installs the current driver on the computer system. rom the memory controller by the second translator module, generating a second translated memory access request; sending the second translated memory access request to the second memory module; and receiving a response from the second memory module to the second translated memory access request by the second translator module; translating the response by the second translator module, generating a second translated response; and sending the second translated response from the second translator module to the memory controller. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first memory type is selected from a group consisting of direct-Rambus, SynchLink, SLDRAM, or double data rate (DDR) synchronous DRAM. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a serial presence detect signal to the memory controller; and identifying the type of the first memory module and the type of the second memory module using the serial presence detect input. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein only the first memory module has a fast page mode. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a phase lock loop; synchronizing the first translator module to the memory controller with the phase lock loop; and synchronizing the second translator module to the memory controller with the phase lock loop.