Method and apparatus for expansion of single channel at attachment/IDE interface
US6963939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0685
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device has a host processor system having an AT Attachment (ATA) mass storage interface having a single channel. The electronic device further has at least three mass storage device ports that are capable of accepting ATA mass storage devices. A method for interfacing the mass storage devices to the ATA single channel interface provides the host processor access to all the ATA mass storage devices.
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