RAID controller card coupled via first and second edge connectors to the system bus and on-board SCSI controller respectfully
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJoon Lee
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Abstract
A computer system having a hard disk drive and a video display device, includes a RAID card having an interface controller and a RAID controller. A motherboard is constructed with a central processing unit, a system bus, a SCSI controller and edge connectors for the mounting of the RAID card, and when the RAID card is mounted in the edge connectors, the RAID controller is connected to the system bus via the interface controller so that the RAID card inputs and outputs data to and from the CPU. The RAID controller is connected to the hard disk drive through the SCSI controller, thereby providing RAID capabilities for the computer system.
Claims23
A computer system having a hard disk drive and a display device, comprising:
- a RAID card having an interface controller and a RAID controller;
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- a motherboard including a CPU, a system bus, a SCSI controller and a plurality of edge connectors for removably mounting of the RAID card, wherein when the RAID card is mounted in the edge connectors, a first of said edge connectors couples the RAID controller to the system bus via the interface controller such that the RAID card inputs and outputs data to and from the CPU, and a second of said edge connectors couples the RAID controller to the hard disk drive through the SCSI controller.
A computer system, comprising:
- a hard disk drive;
- a display device providing varying video images under control of said computer system;
- a RAID card bearing an interface controller and a RAID controller;
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- a motherboard including a central processing unit, a system bus, a SCSI controller and a plurality of edge connectors accommodating removable mounting of said RAID card on said motherboard to provide operational connection between said motherboard and said RAID card with said RAID controller being connected through a first of said edge connectors to sad system bus via said interface controller to conduct input and output data between said RAID controller and said CPU, and with said RAID controller being separately connected through a second of said edge connectors to said hard disk drive via said SCSI controller to separately provide operational connection between said RAID controller and said hard disk drive through said SCSI controller.
A computer system, comprising:
- a hard disk drive;
- a motherboard including a central processing unit, a system bus, a SCSI controller and a plurality of edge connectors;
- a RAID card bearing an interface controller and a RAID controller removably plug coupable with said edge connectors to provide temporary mounting of said RAID card on said motherboard while providing operational connection between said motherboard and said RAID card with said RAID controller being connected to said system bus through a first of said edge connectors and with said RAID controller being separately connected to said hard disk drive via said SCSI controller through a second of said edge connectors to separately provide operational connection between said RAID controller and said hard disk drive through said SCSI controller;
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- a display device illuminating varying video images under control of said central processing unit.
A computer system having a hard disk drive and a display device, comprising:
- a RAID card having an interface controller and a RAID controller;
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- a motherboard including a CPU, a system bus, a SCSI controller and a plurality of edge connectors positioned to removably receive mounting of said RAID card;
- a first of said edge connectors coupling said interface controller to said CPU via said system bus and coupling said RAID controller to said system bus via said interface controller;
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- a second of said edge connectors directly coupling said RAID controller to said SCSI controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.