US 8,055,811 B2 · Computer having function for displaying status of operation and floppy module

Abstract

A floppy module includes a floppy disk controller (FDC), a control circuit, and a display. The FDC has a first control terminal, a second control terminal, and a plurality of third control terminals. Wherein, the first control terminal and the second control terminal may respectively output a first control signal and a second control signal, and the first and second control signals having the same statuses are used for controlling a floppy disk. The display has a fourth control terminal and a plurality of data terminals respectively coupled to a portion of the third control terminals. Additionally, the control circuit may use the first control signal to replace the second control signal for controlling the floppy disk, and transmit the second control signal to the fourth control terminal such that a status information is shown on the display as the floppy disk being idle.

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Dependent claims

A floppy module, comprising:

a floppy driver controller, having a first control terminal, a second control terminal, and a plurality of third control terminals for outputting a first control signal, a second control signal, and a plurality of third control signals for controlling a floppy drive;
a display, having a fourth control terminal and a plurality of data terminals coupled to at least a portion of the third control terminals;
and
a control circuit, coupled to the floppy drive controller and the display, transmitting the second control signal to the fourth control terminal for controlling the display to show a status information.

1 more element

A computer, comprising:

a processing system;
an input output control unit, coupled to the processing system, comprising a control circuit for receiving a first control signal used to control an operation of a floppy drive, a second control signal, and a plurality of third control signal, and determining a status of a display enable signal and whether or not outputting the third control signals as a plurality of data signals according to a status of the first control signal;
and
a display, having a fourth control terminal and a plurality of data terminals coupled to the input output control unit,
wherein when the first control signal is in a first status, the control circuit makes the display enable signal to be in a third status so as to enable the display, and the control circuit further transmits the third control signal to the data terminals as the data signals so as to control the display to show a current status of the computer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computer having function for displaying status of operation and floppy module

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Computer having function for displaying status of operation and floppy module

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