Multiple disk drive module with standard from factor
US5398158A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive module is described which externally has the physical and electrical appearance of a single standard 5.25 inch disk drive, but which internally contains five 2.5 inch disk drives and the electronics for operating them as resilient disk array. The disk drives are mounted on printed circuit boards which extend substantially the full length of the module. This provides a high data transfer rate and extremely high data reliability, and because the module has a standard form factor, it can be fitted to all types of system that can accommodate this form factor.
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