Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Patent
1997-10-08
1999-04-27
Ray, Gopal C.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
395823, 711112, 360 39, G06F 1300, G06F 1314
Patent
active
058988432
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a split computer system that includes a first housing coupled to a second housing with a multi-conductor cable. The first housing includes a first direct access storage device (DASD) having an opening for receiving a removable storage medium. The second housing is separate from the first housing and includes a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to a local bus and an expansion bus, a non-volatile storage device coupled to the local bus, a second DASD coupled to the local bus and a power supply. The system further includes first and second DASD controllers coupled to the first and second DASDs respectively. The cable has one end coupled to the first housing and another end coupled to the second housing for electrically connecting devices in the first housing to devices in the second housing. The second housing has a first interface coupled to the expansion bus and the cable. The first housing also includes a second interface coupled to the cable and the first DASD. The system is operative to detect an access to either the first or second DASD controller and disable a current DASD controller and enable the other DASD controller.
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Crump, deceased Dwayne T.
Dawson, III Marshall A.
Landry John M.
Mohre, II Carl L.
Norris Duane E.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Magistrale Anthony N.
Ray Gopal C.
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