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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Thomas Szolyga, Saratoga, CA (US);
Thomas Szolyga, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes an expandable modular storage unit for a computer system. According to the present invention, the expandable modular storage unit includes a backplane capable of being coupled to a host computer system. A plurality of storage modules can be coupled to the backplane for communicating with the host computer system whereby the storage modules can communicate with each other and the host computer system. Through the use of the present invention, large amounts of data storage capability can be added to an existing system without the added expense of controller electronics and related software. An aspect of the present invention includes an expandable modular storage unit. The expandable modular storage unit includes a backplane and at least one storage module storage module coupled to the backplane wherein the at least one storage module includes communication means for communicating with at least one other storage module coupled to the backplane.