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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fadi A. Mahmoud, Fremont, CA (US);
Stillman Gates, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Tracy Kahl, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method for utilizing a multi-channel SCSI chip capable of controlling different types of devices is disclosed. A first channel control is set and a second channel control is set in the SCSI chip. A first peripheral device type is managed using the first channel control and a second peripheral device type is managed using the second channel control.