Sff-ta-100x based multi-mode protocols solid state devices
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSompong Paul Olarig
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Abstract
A system includes a storage device; a storage device controller; a first interface configured to connect the storage device controller to the storage device; and a second interface configured to connect the storage device controller to a host device, wherein the storage device is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode based on a status of a signal at the second interface based on instructions received from the host device.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a storage device;
- a storage device controller;
- a first interface configured to connect the storage device controller to the storage device;
- and
- a second interface configured to connect the storage device controller to a host device,
- wherein the storage device is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode based on a status of a signal at the second interface based on instructions received from the host device.
A system comprising:
- a computing device;
- and
- a storage device connected to the computing device via a first interface,
- wherein the computing device is configured to operate as a controller of the storage device, and
- wherein the computing device is connected to a host device via a second interface.
A method of selecting operating mode for a storage device, the storage device being connected to a storage device controller via a first interface, wherein the storage device controller is connected to a host device via a second interface, the method comprising:
- determining a status of a signal of the second interface;
- determining an operating mode of the storage device based on the status of the signal at the second interface;
- and
- determining a status of a dual port pin of the host device to determine if the storage device is operating in a single port mode or a dual port mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.