Data storage device with host-accessible indicator
US8700833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0052
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device includes one or more data paths through electrical contacts of the data storage device. The data paths are operably connected to allow bits to be transferred into and out of the data storage device. The data storage device stores an indication of a number of the one or more data paths in a configuration register. A method includes performing, while the data storage device is operatively coupled to a host device, receiving a command of the host device to read the configuration register and providing the indication via at least one of the one or more data paths. Providing the indication enables indicating to the host device the number of the one or more data paths.
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