Bus width negotiation

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2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Myers, Paul R (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

C710S307000

Reexamination Certificate

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07877530

ABSTRACT:
There is provided a method and apparatus for bus negotiation. One such method includes determining a configuration of a first bond pad, the first bond pad indicating whether a host is configured to communicate with a fixed data storage device or a removable data storage device. If the first bond pad indicates the host is configured to communicate with a fixed data storage device, then the method additionally includes determining the configuration of a second bond pad. The second bond pad indicates the supported bus width of the fixed data storage device.

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