Storage system

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2004-03-18

2008-09-09

Sherry, Michael J (Department: 2836)

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Plural load circuit systems

Plural sources of supply

Reexamination Certificate

active

07423354

ABSTRACT:
In a RAID system, the power supplied to hard disks (HDDs) can be increased, and a plurality of types of HDDs can be installed. A plurality of HDD packs33are supplied with a single high voltage from a motherboard28. The HDD packs33each accommodate, in a canister, an HDD107, 181, 185or187with different power supply specifications or communication interface specifications, as well as a DC/DC converter109to convert the power supply. Part of the HDD packs33have a data transfer interface conversion circuit195as well.

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