Dram module with solid state disk

A dynamic randon access memory (DRAM) module with a solid state disk, comprising:

• a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of DRAM units distributed thereon, and a plurality of connecting pins formed thereon, the DRAM units being for connecting to a computer system via the connecting pins and serving as memory of the computer system;
• a plurality of flash memory units distributed on the printed circuit board;
• an interface controller electrically connected to the flash memory units;
• and
• at least one connector electrically connected to the interface controller;
• wherein the interface controller provides a serial interface between the flash memory units and a corresponding connector thereby forming the solid state disk and enabling data transmission in at least one serial mode.

A computer motherboard, comprising:

• a north bridge, a south bridge and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) slot;
• wherein the DRAM slot has a plurality of connecting pins for receiving DRAM module and the connecting pins connect to the north bridge according to a DRAM standard,
• characterized in that:
• a portion of the connecting pins are connected to the south bridge for use in data transmission in a serial mode.

An apparatus comprising:

• a circuit board having a form factor and a connector edge corresponding to a first interface standard, the connector edge including first and second groups of pin-outs that are mapped to pin-out assignments compatible with the first interface standard and a second interface standard, respectively;
• a first interface on the circuit board for a first set of devices connected to the first group of pin-outs to operate according to the first interface standard;
• and
• a second interface on the circuit board for a second set of devices connected to the second group of pin-outs to operate according to the second interface standard.

A board assembly comprising:

• a main board having a connector socket compatible with a first interface standard;
• and
• a multi-function module connected to the main board via the connector socket, the multi-function module comprising:
• a circuit board having a form factor and a connector edge corresponding to the first interface standard, the connector edge including first and second groups of pin-outs that are mapped to pin-out assignments compatible with the first interface standard and a second interface standard, respectively, a first interface on the circuit board for a first set of devices connected to the first group of pin-outs to operate according to the first interface standard, and
• a second interface on the circuit board for a second set of devices connected to the second group of pin-outs to operate according to the second interface standard.