ECC in computer system with associated mass storage device, and method for operating same
US7389466B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system (10) and method are presented for performing ECC corrections on data contained in a mass data storage device (20). The computer system (10) has a host computer (12) having a CPU (14) and an associated mass data storage device (20). At least some ECC hardware is associated with the mass data storage device (25). A device driver (18) is associated with the host computer (12), which includes software instructions for execution by the CPU (14) for performing at least some ECC functions or instructions on data read from the mass data storage device (20).
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