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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Fadi A. Mahmoud, Livermore, CA (US);
Fadi A. Mahmoud, Livermore, CA (US);
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An Extensible Markup Language (XML) based storage handling controller for a storage medium is provided. The XML based storage handling controller includes storage handling firmware that is in communication with a storage medium. The storage handling firmware is capable of receiving and generating XML based data, which is utilized for configuring the storage handling firmware. In addition, a basic input out input output system (BIOS) is included that is in communication with the storage handling firmware. The BIOS includes a browser capable of presenting XML based data. The browser can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be used to provide configuration commands to the storage handling firmware.