Transportable memory apparatus and associated methods of initializing a computer system having the same
US6557077B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/214
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transportable memory apparatus including cache memory and a backup battery is provided that is capable of being removed from a first computer system and installed within a second computer system. The transportable memory apparatus includes a control bus that provides appropriate signals such that the presence and status of the transportable memory apparatus can be detected in order to permit the computer system that includes the transportable memory apparatus to be appropriately initialized. As such, methods for initializing a computer system that may include a transportable memory apparatus are also provided.
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