Removable hard disk with display information
First Claim
1. A display system for a removable data storage device (RDSD), comprising:
- a storage medium having a plurality of device status files stored thereon;
a storage information module (SIM) operable to access said device status files and to generate predetermined device status signals therefrom;
a display controller operable to receive said device status signals and to generate display control signals therefrom; and
a display operable to use said display control signals to display information corresponding to predetermined status parameters of said storage medium;
wherein said RDSD is operable to be used in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system coupled to an information handling system and said storage medium, said SIM, said display controller, and said display are contained in a removable housing comprising an input/output interface operable to control the transfer of data between said RAID system, said storage medium and said information handling system.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for visually communicating disk storage meta information comprising a removable data storage device (RDSD). An RDSD enclosure comprising a disk storage drive, input/output interface, one or more connectors, a storage information module (SIM), a power storage device, and a display is implemented to be connected, disconnected and reconnected to a plurality of predetermined information handling systems. The RDSD is connected to a predetermined information handling system and the SIM gathers information from a plurality of disk information files comprising the RDSD. Once gathered, this information is visually communicated via the SIM to a display comprising the RDSD. When connected to, and powered by, an information handling system, the displayed information is dynamically updated as the operational status of the RDSD changes, but becomes static when RDSD is disconnected. Mechanical switches or a touch sensitive screen are implemented to navigate static and dynamic disk information displayed on the RDSD display. Disk information that was current when the RDSD was last connected to an information handling system is persistently displayed on a display powered by battery.
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18 Claims
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1. A display system for a removable data storage device (RDSD), comprising:
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a storage medium having a plurality of device status files stored thereon; a storage information module (SIM) operable to access said device status files and to generate predetermined device status signals therefrom; a display controller operable to receive said device status signals and to generate display control signals therefrom; and a display operable to use said display control signals to display information corresponding to predetermined status parameters of said storage medium; wherein said RDSD is operable to be used in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system coupled to an information handling system and said storage medium, said SIM, said display controller, and said display are contained in a removable housing comprising an input/output interface operable to control the transfer of data between said RAID system, said storage medium and said information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying information regarding the status of a removable data storage device (RDSD), comprising:
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storing a plurality of device status files on a storage medium; using a storage information module (SIM) to access said device status files and to generate predetermined device status signals therefrom; using said device status signals to generate display control signals; and using said display control signals to display information corresponding to predetermined status parameters of said storage medium; wherein said RDSD is operable to be used in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system coupled to an information handling system and said storage medium, said SIM, said display controller, and said display are contained in a removable housing comprising an input/output interface operable to control the transfer of data between said RAID system, said storage medium and said information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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