HARD DISK BACKBOARD AND STORAGE SYSTEM

• US 20130050930A1
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, KANG, TIAN, BO
• Application Number:
  US13/457,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050930A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0658 Controller construction arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/126 Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches

Abstract

A hard disk backboard for connecting a plurality of hard disk drives to a first processor and a second processor includes a plurality of hard disk connectors, a multiplexer and a controlling unit. The multiplexer includes at least one group of first connecting pins connecting to a part of the connectors, at least one group of second connecting pins configured to be connected to the first processor, at least one group of third connecting pins configured to be connected to the second processor. The controlling unit controls the at least one group of first connecting pins to alternatively connect to the at least one group of second connecting pins or to the at least one group of third connecting pins.

Claims

1. A hard disk backboard, configured for connecting a plurality of hard disk drives to a first processor and a second processor, comprising:

a plurality of hard disk connectors each configured for connecting to a corresponding hard disk drive, and a first part of the connectors electronically connected to the first processor;

a multiplexer comprising at least one group of first connecting pins connecting to a second part of the connectors, at least one group of second connecting pins configured to be connected to the first processor, at least one group of third connecting pins configured to be connected to the second processor, and a controlling pin; and

a controlling unit electronically connecting to the controlling pin, the controlling unit controlling the at least one group of first connecting pins to be alternatively connect to the at least one group of second connecting pins respectively or to the at least one group of third connecting pins respectively.

4. The hard disk backboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controlling unit controls the first connecting pins connected to the second connecting pins respectively or to the third connecting pins respectively by controlling voltage of the controlling pin.

5. The hard disk backboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein the controlling unit comprises a jumper, a first resistor and a second resistor, the jumper comprise a first pin electronically connected to a power supply via the resistor, a second pin electronically connected to the controlling pin, and a third pin grounded via the second resistor, when the jumper connects the second pin to the first pin, the controlling pin is powered by the power supply, and outputs a high level voltage, when the jumper connects the second pin to the third pin, the controlling pin is grounded and outputs a low level voltage.

2. The hard disk backboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein each group of the first connecting pins comprising at least one first connecting pin, each group of the second and third connecting pin respectively equal in number to the number of the first connecting pin, each group of the first connecting pins connected to one of the plurality of hard disk connectors correspondingly.

3. The hard disk backboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein each group of the first, second and third connecting pins are respectively comprise a forward differential signal transmitting pin, a reverse differential signal transmitting pin, a forward differential signal receiving pin and a forward differential signal receiving pin.

6. A storage system, comprising:

a motherboard including a first processor and a second processor mounted on the motherboard; and

a hard disk backboard configured for connecting a plurality of hard disk drives to the first processor and the second processor, comprising;

a plurality of hard disk connectors each configured for connecting to a corresponding hard disk drive, and a first part of the connectors directly connected to the first processor;

a multiplexer comprising at least one group of first connecting pins connecting to a second part of the connectors, at least one group of second connecting pins configured to be connected to the first processor, at least one group of third connecting pins configured to be connected to the second processor, and a controlling pin; and

a controlling unit electronically connecting to the controlling pin, the controlling unit controlling the at least one group of first connecting pins to be alternatively connect to the at least one group of second connecting pins respectively or to the at least one group of third connecting pins respectively.

7. The storage system as claimed in claim 6, wherein each group of the first connecting pins comprising at least one first connecting pin, each group of the second and third connecting pin respectively equal in number to the number of the first connecting pin, each group of the first connecting pins connected to one of the plurality of unconnected hard disk connectors correspondingly.

8. The storage system as claimed in claim 7, wherein each group of the first, second and third connecting pins are respectively comprise a forward differential signal transmitting pin, a reverse differential signal transmitting pin, a forward differential signal receiving pin and a forward differential signal receiving pin.

9. The storage system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controlling unit controls the first connecting pins connected to the second connecting pins respectively or to the third connecting pins respectively by controlling voltage of the controlling pin.

10. The storage system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controlling unit comprises a jumper, a first resistor and a second resistor, the jumper comprise a first pin electronically connected to a power supply via the resistor, a second pin electronically connected to the controlling pin, and a third pin grounded via the second resistor, when the jumper connects the second pin to the first pin, the controlling pin is powered by the power supply, and outputs a high level voltage, when the jumper connects the second pin to the third pin, the controlling pin is grounded and outputs a low level voltage.

11. The storage system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a bridging board electronically connected to the multiplexer, wherein the multiplexer is mounted on the hard disk backboard and is electronically connected to the first processor and the second processor via the bridging board.