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IDE disk drive arrangement that combines the capacity of a master drive and slave drive while hiding the presence of slave drive to a host computer

  • US 5,996,045 A
  • Filed: 07/08/1997
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mass storage system for a host computer, connected to the host computer by an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) bus, said host computer sending a command to said mass storage system via said IDE bus, said mass storage system comprising,a master IDE disk drive comprising:

  • receiving means forreceiving said command from said host computer via an IDE interface, anda master controller comprising means forselecting the proper execution sequence for said command; and

    a slave IDE disk drive, connected to said master IDE disk drive by said IDE bus, said slave IDE disk drive comprising;

    receiving means forreceiving said command from said host computer via said IDE interface, anda slave controller comprising meansfor selecting the proper execution sequence for said command, andfor hiding the presence of said slave IDE disk drive from said host computer.

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