3ware, Inc.

Avicor Digital Imaging Systems

Avicor, Inc.

Bryan T Silbermann

Robert W Horst

Robert B Curtis

Bradford Dickson Bissell

David Boyd

Gavin Bradshaw

Real time disk activity data for a disk drive is displayed on a multi-element display in which each display element corresponds to a respective address range or 'activity bin' of the disk drive. When an access to the disk drive occurs, the display element associated with the corresponding address is illuminated, with the color of the illuminated element preferably indicating the type of the access (e.g., read versus write). The display thus spatially indicates the type of disk activity occurring. For example, a user can readily determine that a disk drive is being accessed sequentially by identifying that the display elements are being illuminated in sequence over time. In addition, the user can, in many cases, evaluate the operation of an array of disk drives by viewing and comparing the illumination patterns of the associated multi-element displays. For example, a user can easily confirm that one drive in mirroring another drive by verifying that their illumination patterns are synchronized. In a preferred embodiment, each multi-element display is an 8&#xd7;8 matrix of multi-color display elements, and is viewable from outside of the computer cabinet in which the drive is housed. The display method may also be embodied within a graphical user interface of a system administration software tool.

Spatial display of disk drive activity data

A computer system with a pluggable drive carrier assembly comprises a cabinet and a circuit board disposed within the cabinet. The circuit board, such as a base board, has a number of connectors attached to a first surface. A drive unit such as a hard disk drive is secured within a carrier. A logic connector and a power connector are adapted to attach to the drive. A flexible circuit assembly connects the logic connector and the power connector to a blind plug. The blind plug is adapted to mate with any of the number of connectors. A cam surface and lever arrangement is used to urge into engagement the blind plug and the selected one of the number of connectors. The logic connector and the power connector both have a number of contacts that extend in a direction generally parallel to the first surface of the circuit board such that a backplane is not required and can be eliminated.

Pluggable drive carrier assembly

Digital image viewer set top appliance enclosure and stand therefor

Hand-held infrared remote control unit for a digital image viewer system

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Saratoga, CA, United States of America

Bryan T Silbermann