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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
David N. Skinner, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Mike Mccullough, San Jose, CA (US);
Yancy Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
David N. Skinner, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Mike McCullough, San Jose, CA (US);
Yancy Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A modularly expandable data storage device receptacle includes a housing configured to receive a memory device for providing additional data storage for a computer system, in which the housing is external to the computer system. A first connector is provided for receiving data signals from the computer system for accessing the memory device. A second connector is provided for passing data signals from the computer system to a connector of another modularly expandable data storage device receptacle.