Method and apparatus for assigning drive numbers to hard disk drives coupled to a computer system
US5581786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer system to which externally- and internally-set hard disk drives can be coupled, a drive number is set to the externally-set hard disk drive and/or internally-set hard disk drive in accordance with a coupling state of the externally- and internally-set hard disk drives and a swithing state of a dip switch of the externally-set hard disk drive. When the externally-set hard disk drive and/or internally-set hard disk drive are/is coupled to the computer system, pop-up menu data for the externally-set hard disk drive and/or internally-set hard disk drive is added to the normal pop-up menu data. A pop-up menu is therefore displayed using the normal pop-up menu data including the pop-up menu data for the externally-set hard disk drive and/or internally-set hard disk drive.
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