External RAM module
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAdnan Trakic, Amit Jnagal, Pankaj Pathak
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Abstract
An external random access memory (RAM) module for increasing the RAM capacity of a computer system. The RAM module includes: a plurality of RAM slots for receiving removable memory modules; a memory addressing unit for addressing the removable memory modules in the external RAM module; and a connector for connecting the memory addressing unit to an external port of the computer system, wherein the external port is addressable by a processing unit in the computer system.
Claims14
An external random access memory (RAM) module for increasing the RAM capacity of a computer system, comprising:
- a plurality of RAM slots for receiving removable memory modules;
- a memory addressing unit for addressing the removable memory modules in the external RAM module;
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- a connector for connecting the memory addressing unit to an external port of the computer system, wherein the external port is addressable by a processing unit in the computer system.
A computer having a system for providing external random access memory (RAM) expansion, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a motherboard that resides within the chassis and includes a processor, a memory addressing unit, and a plurality of RAM slots for receiving removable memory modules;
- an external port residing on an external portion of the chassis, wherein the external port is addressable from the processor;
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- an external RAM module that is externally connectable to the external port to provide RAM for the computer.
An adaptor installable in a computer system that allows an external random access memory (RAM) module to be externally connected to the computer system, comprising:
- an adaptor card that can be plugged into a RAM slot on the motherboard of the computer system;
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- a cable that connects the adaptor card to an external port on the computer system, wherein the external port is adapted to be coupled the external RAM module.
A computer having a system for providing external random access memory (RAM) expansion, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a motherboard that resides within the chassis and includes a processor, a memory addressing unit, and a plurality of RAM slots for receiving removable memory modules;
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- an external port residing on an external portion of the chassis, wherein the external port is coupled to, and directly addressable from, the memory addressing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.