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AssigneeStorCase Technology, Inc.
InventorsDieter G. Paul, Choon - Tak Tang
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A universal receiving frame to be mounted in a drive bay of a chassis or storage enclosure that is interfaced with a host computer. The universal receiving frame is capable of interchangeably receiving different removable computer drive carriers having respective remote computer drives that are configured for parallel and serial operation. A printed circuit board is mounted on the back wall of the universal receiving frame in which an incoming removable drive carrier is slidably received. A suitable (e.g. a Serial ATA) interface and a serial-to-parallel bridge are located on the printed circuit board of the frame, whereby different removable carriers, regardless of drive configuration, can communicate with the chassis by way of the same receiving frame. In an alternate embodiment, which eliminates the universal receiving frame, the removable carriers are connected to one side of a backplane within the chassis and pull-out peripheral circuit boards are connected to the opposite side. A serial-to-parallel bridge is mounted on each of the removable carriers and a serial-to-serial or serial-to-parallel converter is mounted on each of the peripheral circuit boards.
A universal receiving frame to be located within an enclosure that is interfaced with a computer, said receiving frame receiving a removable carrier within which is connected a computer drive to store computer information, and said receiving frame adapted to interchangeably receive different removable carriers having respective computer drives that are electrically connected for serial and parallel operation with other computer drives in said enclosure.
A universal receiving frame to be located within an enclosure that is interfaced with a computer, said receiving frame receiving a removable carrier having either a serial or a parallel connected computer drive to store computer information, said receiving frame having a back wall, a pair of side walls, a front for receiving the removable carrier therewithin, a printed circuit board mounted on said back wall, a serial-to-parallel bridge circuit, and an interface communicating with said serial-to-parallel bridge circuit, said serial-to-parallel bridge circuit electrically connected to the printed circuit board at said back wall and automatically converting the output of a parallel connected computer drive to a serial output, and said interface electrically connected to the printed circuit board at said backwall for enabling the outputs of both serial and parallel connected computer drives to be supplied to the computer, whereby said receiving frame is adapted to interchangeably receive within said enclosure different removable carriers having respective computer drives that are connected for serial and parallel operation.
A universal receiving frame to be located within an enclosure that is interfaced with a computer, said receiving frame receiving a removable carrier having either a serial or a parallel connected computer drive to store computer information, a serial-to-parallel bridge circuit mounted on said removable carrier, and an interface mounted on said receiving frame and communicating with said serial-to-parallel bridge circuit, said serial-to-parallel bridge circuit automatically converting the output of a parallel connected computer drive to a serial output, and said interface enabling the outputs of both serial and parallel connected computer drives to be supplied to the computer, whereby said receiving frame is adapted to interchangeably receive within said enclosure different removable carriers having respective computer drives that are connected for serial and parallel operation.
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