Method and Apparatus of Providing Power to an External Attachment Device via a Computing Device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting data to a disk controller and an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via a first port of a first type, of a computing device; and
providing power to the disk controller and the external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via at least a second port of a second type, of the computing device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of providing power to an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) device via a computing device are described here. One embodiment includes, transmitting data to a plurality of devices via at least one port of a first type of a computing device, and providing power to the plurality of devices via at least one port of a second type of the computing device; wherein the plurality of devices comprises one or more of a disk controller and an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device. The at least one port of the first type of the computing device is an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment port and the at least one port of the second type of the computing device is a Universal Serial Bus port. In one embodiment, the disk controller comprises at least one parallel advanced technology attachment port.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting data to a disk controller and an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via a first port of a first type, of a computing device; and providing power to the disk controller and the external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via at least a second port of a second type, of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a disk controller; a first port of a first type, to communicate data between the disk controller and a computing device; a second port of a first type, to communicate data between the disk controller and an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device; and a third port of a second type to receive power from the computing device; and a fourth port of the second type to provide the power received from the computing device via the third port to the external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a means for transmitting data to a disk controller and an external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via a first port of a first type, of a computing device; and a means for providing power to the disk controller and the external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment device via at least a second port of a second type, of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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