Local permanent storage in network computer
US6470457B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/32
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network computer including, a chassis, a power supply affixed to an interior surface of the chassis, a motherboard powered by the power supply, the motherboard including a clock generator, a boot code storage device, a processor, and a system memory, and a network interface suitable for interfacing the network computer to a server computer via a network. The network computer lacks a disk drive, but includes local permanent storage such as a compact flash card. Preferably, the network computer includes one or more peripheral devices connected to a peripheral bus of the computer. In the preferred embodiment, the network interface provides is an Ethernet compliant connection with an RJ45 connector. In one embodiment, the power supply powers the motherboard via a single power plane. In one embodiment, the network computer includes disk drive facilities for receiving a disk drive. The invention further contemplates a method of testing a network computer including connecting a disk based storage device to a network computer that lacks a disk based storage device but includes local permanent storage, such as a compact flash card. A disk based operating system is then loaded on the netwo…
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