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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Fred Charles Thomas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul A. Boerger, Loveland, CO (US);
Matthew D. Haines, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fred Charles Thomas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul A. Boerger, Loveland, CO (US);
Matthew D. Haines, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer includes an enclosure, an internal mass storage device within the enclosure, and a redundancy controller within the enclosure. At least one port enables direct connection of the computer to at least one external mass storage device. The redundancy controller is configured to provide data redundancy using the internal mass storage device and the at least one external storage device if the at least one external mass storage device is connected to the at least one port.