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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Curtis H. Bruner, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry J. Koudele, Superior, CO (US);
Noureddine Kermiche, Longmont, CO (US);
James B. French, Longmont, CO (US);
Curtis H. Bruner, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry J. Koudele, Superior, CO (US);
Noureddine Kermiche, Longmont, CO (US);
James B. French, Longmont, CO (US);
Benhov GmbH, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a disk arrangement, a first signal processing path configured to output data from the disk arrangement according to a first protocol, a second signal processing path configured to output data from the disk arrangement according to a second protocol, and an interface including a set of electrical conductors and a mode control unit. The mode control unit is configured to output data from the first signal processing path on the set of electrical conductors according to the first protocol and to output data from the second signal processing path on the set of electrical conductors according to the second protocol according to a control signal received by the mode control unit. The second protocol is different from the first protocol.