Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control – Power conservation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-04
2006-04-04
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Power conservation
C713S324000, C713S002000, C713S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07024571
ABSTRACT:
A general-purpose personal computer is converted into a dedicated mass storage appliance, and a mass storage operating system for performing mass data storage functions is booted from a solid-state, nonvolatile memory card in response to BIOS boot probe signals. The memory card emulates a disk drive for booting purposes, so the BIOS need not be modified to incorporate chain booting. A relatively low latency intermediate memory reads and writes data from a primary expansion bus of the personal computer, and the intermediate memory is separately backed up with power to sustain the data upon a reduction in power, a reset signal, or the absence of a bus clock signal. The conversion may be accomplished by inserting a conversion card into a bus slot of a primary expansion bus of the personal computer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5410680 (1995-04-01), Challa et al.
patent: 6529989 (2003-03-01), Bashford et al.
patent: 6651165 (2003-11-01), Johnson
patent: 6711059 (2004-03-01), Sinclair et al.
patent: 6718463 (2004-04-01), Malik
patent: 6763398 (2004-07-01), Brant et al.
patent: 6874060 (2005-03-01), Blood et al.
Information about CompactFlash, CompactFlash Association, 2 pages, Aug. 21, 2000.
Intel® RAID Controller SRCMR, 3 pages, 2002.
Intel® RAID Controller SRCMR, Product Specifications, 3 pages, 2001.
Intel® Press Releases, 3 pages, 2002.
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Low-Cost 3.3V Zero Delay Buffer, 12 pages, Feb. 19, 2002.
Linear Technology, LTC1326/LTC1326-2.5, Micropower Precision Triple Supply Monitors, 16 pag s, 1998.
Raidtec Corporation, Press Release, 3 pages, Aug. 9, 2002.
Kilbourne Allen
Lauterbach R. Guy
Reger Brad A.
Valin Steve
Lee Thomas
Ley John R.
Network Appliance Inc.
Tran Vincent
LandOfFree
Conversion card and method to convert a general purpose... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Conversion card and method to convert a general purpose..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Conversion card and method to convert a general purpose... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3551451