System and method for utilizing the memory of a portable computer as a disk cache while in SCSI target mode

System and method for utilizing the memory of a portable computer as a disk cache while in SCSI target mode

A system and method for increasing the speed and resource utilization of a computer system in which a personal computer uses a portable computer as an extra hard disk. While the portable computer is in SCSI target mode, the unused memory of the portable computer is converted into a disk cache for th...

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Hauptverfasser: ESFAHANI, CAMERON J, DERBY, HERBERT G, FALKENBURG, DAVID R
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A system and method for increasing the speed and resource utilization of a computer system in which a personal computer uses a portable computer as an extra hard disk. While the portable computer is in SCSI target mode, the unused memory of the portable computer is converted into a disk cache for the hard disk of the portable computer. This enables the portable computer to perform as a very fast disk.