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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Marc Richard Pamley, Durham, NC (US);
Alan Ladd Painter, Cary, NC (US);
Omar Ali Ali, Morrisville, NC (US);
Timothy Samuel Farrow, Cary, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An embodiment provides a method, including: providing a multi-protocol connector in an electronic device for connecting at least one storage device thereto; determining, using an operative coupling between the multi-protocol connector and the electronic device, if the electronic device supports one or more protocols of the multi-protocol connector; and providing an informational prompt for each determined protocol of the multi-protocol connector that the electronic device supports. Other aspects are described and claimed.