TWI258653B

TWI258653B - Expansion SATA interface backplate

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Publication number: TWI258653B
Application number: TW93110282A
Authority: TW
Inventors: Chun-Li Chen; Ming-Chien Hsieh; Tien-Shiang Chang
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2004-04-13
Filing date: 2004-04-13
Publication date: 2006-07-21
Also published as: TW200534074A

Abstract

The present invention provides an expansion SATA interface backplate. A user can serially connect a plurality of SATA interface backplates according to the number of hard disks to be used. Said plurality of SATA interface backplates is used together with a SATA interface controller installed on a computer server. Each SATA interface backplate is installed with a plurality of slots, a plurality of SATA interface I/O ports, a controller, a first I/O port, and a second I/O port. The SATA interface controller is connected with a first I/O port of the first SATA interface backplate. When the expansion is in use, the second I/O port of the first SATA interface backplate is connected in series with the first I/O port of another SATA interface backplate, and so on, the second I/O port of another SATA interface backplate is connected in series with the first I/O port of a next SATA interface backplate. Thus, a plurality of SATA interface backplates can be connected in series for expansion use.

Description

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式磁碟機之數量而選購，而該複數硬式磁碟機係皆裝設固定於一抽取盒之固定槽中，抽取盒上係裝設有與SATA介面 1258653 五、發明說明（2)The number of the disk drives is purchased, and the plurality of hard disk drives are all fixed in a fixing slot of a drawing box, and the cascading box is provided with a SATA interface. 1258653 V. Invention Description (2)

控制裝置規格相同之一背板（B a c k p 1 a n e)，背板係設有供每一硬式磁碟機傳？設之？槽，每一插槽係相對各連接到一 SATA介面輸入/輸出埠，背板之每一 “丁八介面輸入/輸出璋再藉由使用傳輸線與SATA介面控制裝置之satA介面輸入/輸出埠相連接，背板主要之作用係具有R A I D J (Redundant Array Of Independent Disk Drives)功能以作磁碟陣列（Disk Array)之管理，以提高硬式磁碟2 内所存之資料的安全性，且背板讓硬式磁碟機可有熱1 (Hot-Swap)功能，讓使用者於欲更換硬式磁碟機#時·，不必先關掉電腦即可進行，且可作硬式磁碟機之狀態债測。然，背板之使用規格係必須搭配相同於SATA介面^制装。置’也就是說一槽之背板僅能支援一 4輸入/輸出辞& SATA介面控制裝置，同樣推之，6插槽之背板配6輪入$ 出埠之SATA介面控制裝置，故當使用者於目前安裝使J SATA介面控制裝置所供應之連接埠已皆連接有硬^磁$ 使用下，欲再進行擴充硬式磁碟機時，係必須更換安壯、、數車父向之SATA介面控制裝置及背板，如此於擴充使用車相當不便’擴充成本高，且造成舊有之設備資源浪費。係因此’本發明即在如何針對上述問題而提出一種擴° 式SATA介面背板，使背板係可依使用者擴充硬式磁碟5 需要，而串接擴充組合，如此係可方便使用者進行擴之不需再另外更換新的背板’以提高背板之使用彈性，援配合各種規格之SATA介面控制裝置，以解決上述問=支The control unit has the same backplane (B a c k p 1 a n e), and the back panel is provided for each hard disk drive. Set it? Slots, each slot is connected to a SATA interface input/output port, and each "D-eight interface input/output port" of the backplane is further connected to the SatA interface by using a transmission line and a SATA interface control device. Connection, the main function of the backplane is RAIDE (Redundant Array Of Independent Disk Drives) function for management of Disk Array to improve the security of the data stored in the hard disk 2, and the backplane makes the hard disk The disk drive can have a Hot-Swap function, which allows the user to change the hard disk drive #, without having to turn off the computer first, and can be used as a hard disk drive state debt test. The backplane must be used in the same way as the SATA interface. The 'slot backplane can only support one 4 input/output words & SATA interface control device, the same push, 6 slots The backplane is equipped with 6 rounds of the SATA interface control device. Therefore, when the user installs the connection provided by the J SATA interface control device, it is connected to the hard disk. When the disk drive is used, the system must be more It is quite inconvenient to expand the use of the car to change the use of the SATA interface control device and the backplane. The expansion cost is high, and the old equipment resources are wasted. Therefore, the present invention is how to address the above problems. An extended SATA interface backplane is proposed, so that the backplane can be expanded by the user according to the needs of the user, and the expansion combination is serially connected, so that the user can expand the device without having to replace the new backplane. 'To improve the flexibility of the backplane, and to support various specifications of the SATA interface control device to solve the above problem

1258653 五、發明說明（3) 【發明内容】本發明之主要目的，在於提供一種擴充式SATA介面背板，係可依使用者擴充硬式磁碟機之需要，而串接組合 SATA介面背板，以搭配各種規格之SATA介面控制裝置，而提高背板之使用彈性，降低使用者擴充之成本。本發明之另一目的，在於提供一種擴充式SATA介面背板，其SATA介面背板之控制裝置係可供電腦之基板管理控制裝置監測獲知背板使用之狀態，以方便電腦管理系統進行管理。本發明擴充式SATA介面背板，其係可將供複數硬式磁 $ 碟機插設之複數SATA介面背板串接組合擴充，以搭配使用裝設於一電腦伺服器之一 SATA介面控制裝置，每一 SATA介面背板係設有複數SATA介面輸入/輸出埠、一控制裝置、一第一輸入/輸出埠與一第二輸入/輸出埠，SATA介面控制裝置係與一第一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出埠電性相連接，而第一 SATA介面背板之第二輸入/輸出埠係與另一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出埠相串接，依此推之，另一 SATA介面背板之第二輸入/輸出埠係與下一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出珲相串接，如此使用者即可依欲擴充硬式磁碟機之數量，使用複數SATA介面背板串接組合擴充，而不需再購買可支援較多埠之SATA介面背板，以更換原有之S A T A介面背板，如此係可增加S A T A介面背板之使用彈性。茲為使貴審查委員對本發明之結構特徵及所達成之1258653 V. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION (3) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an extended SATA interface backplane, which can be connected in series with a SATA interface backplane according to the needs of the user to expand the hard disk drive. The SATA interface control device of various specifications is used to improve the flexibility of the backplane and reduce the cost of user expansion. Another object of the present invention is to provide an extended SATA interface backplane, wherein the control device of the SATA interface backplane can be used by the baseboard management control device of the computer to monitor the status of the backplane to facilitate management of the computer management system. The extended SATA interface backplane of the present invention can be used to expand and connect a plurality of SATA interface backplanes for a plurality of hard magnetic disk drives to match a SATA interface control device installed in a computer server. Each SATA interface backplane is provided with a plurality of SATA interface input/output ports, a control device, a first input/output port and a second input/output port, and the SATA interface control device is coupled to a first SATA interface backplane. The first input/output is electrically connected, and the second input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane is connected to the first input/output port of the other SATA interface backplane, and accordingly, The second input/output port of the other SATA interface backplane is connected to the first input/output port of the next SATA interface backplane, so that the user can expand the number of hard drives and use multiple SATA. The interface backplane serial expansion is expanded without the need to purchase more SATA interface backplanes to replace the original SATA interface backplane. This can increase the flexibility of the SATA interface backplane. For the purpose of making the structural features and achievements of the present invention

第7頁 1258653 五、發明說明（4) 功效更有進一步之瞭解與認識配合詳細之說明，說明如後：謹佐以較佳之實施例圖及【實施方式】請參閱弟一圖’係為太恭日日立岡· 4 FI轿千太机馬本毛月之™較佳實施例之Η 思圖，如圖所不，本發明总你田1 u < ^ ςΑΤΛ^^ ,, 隹月係使用兩塊4SATA介面插捣 SATA介面月板，一弟〜s A τ a人品北，艰槽一 ΜΓΑ介面背板1〇與一第之方塊示 -^ 饥 i U姐一菜一ΓΛ 之背板30配合使用裝设於—電腦伺服哭上一了 ATA介面入/輸出埤的SATA介面控制裝置5〇，〜 J^ATA介面輪係裝設於放置硬式磁磲機之抽取盒上月板10、30 30係各設有4SATA介面插样]9、q9 1A;I面背板1〇、一 SATA介面輸入/輸出埠14、34電性相接，而月板^〇、30之面輸入/輸出埠14、34係各與設於SATA介面控制壯 SATA介面輸入/輸出埠電性相接，如此SATA介面二 = 50即可讀取傳送資料至插設於插槽12、32之硬置兩SATA介面背板10、30係各設有一控制裝置16、: 裝置16、36係各連接設有一第一輸入/輸出埠18、38及^制第二輸入/輸出埠20、40，第一 SATA介面背板1〇之第一輪入/輸出埠1 8係與SATA介面控制裝置50電性相接，而第: 輸入/輸出埠20係藉由一傳輸線21與第二^以介面背板3〇之第，輸入/輸出埠38相串接；兩SATA介面背板1〇、3〇係相對該插槽1 2、2 2之數量各設有四組狀態指示燈2 2、4 2，每〆組狀怨指不燈2 2、4 2係各包含有顯示硬式磁碟機使用Page 7 1258653 V. Description of the invention (4) Further understanding and understanding of the function and detailed explanation, as explained later: Please refer to the preferred embodiment and [implementation] Please refer to the brother's picture恭日日日立冈·4 FI car 千太机马本毛月之TM The preferred embodiment 思 Thinking, as shown in the figure, the invention is always your field 1 u < ^ ςΑΤΛ^^ ,, 隹月系Two 4 SATA interfaces plugged into the SATA interface moon board, a younger brother ~ s A τ a character north, hard slot one interface back board 1 〇 and a number of squares show -^ i i i sister one dish a ΓΛ back board 30 In conjunction with the SATA interface control device installed on the computer servo crying ATA interface input/output port, the J^ATA interface wheel system is installed on the extracting box of the hard magnetic boring machine. Each of the 30 series has 4 SATA interface plug-in]9, q9 1A; I-side backplane 1〇, a SATA interface input/output 埠14, 34 are electrically connected, and the moonboard ^〇, 30 face input/output埠The 14 and 34 series are connected to the SATA interface to control the input/output of the SATA interface. Therefore, the SATA interface 2 = 50 can read the transmission data. The hard-mounted two SATA interface backplanes 10 and 30 are inserted into the slots 12 and 32, and each of the devices 16 and 36 is provided with a first input/output port 18, 38 and a system. The two input/output ports 20 and 40, the first wheel input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane 1 is electrically connected to the SATA interface control device 50, and the: input/output port 20 is used by A transmission line 21 is connected to the second interface of the interface backplane 3, and the input/output ports 38 are connected in series; the two SATA interface backplanes 1 and 3 are respectively provided with respect to the number of the slots 1 2, 2 2 Four sets of status indicators 2 2, 4 2, each group of complaints refers to no lights 2 2, 4 2 series each contain a display hard disk drive

1258653 五、發明說明（5) 狀悲之一執行動作燈、一故障燈及重建燈等，一指示燈22、42係各相對於一硬式磁碟機，以可，一組狀態式磁碟機之使用狀態，控制裝置1 6、36係各邀f不每一硬電性相連接，以可偵測硬式磁碟機之狀態，^ ^槽12、32 碟機是否存在及是否已供電等狀態·，此外兩、剛硬式磁 1〇、30係各設有感測器24、44，以可偵測Sa A介面背板 10、30之溫度、電壓及裝設於SATA介面】丨面背板 … °、30之風屬旋轉速度 SATA介面背板1 〇、3〇於串接組合使用時，制裝置50係透過SATA介面輸入/輸出埠14、 MTA介面控石兹料至插設於插槽12、32之硬式磁碟機内’且^取傳送資碟機之使用狀態，並依據偵測之狀態藉由第—=剛硬式埠1 8傳送一狀態指不信號至控制裝置i 6，拚』入/輪出收到狀態指示信號時，係會判斷狀態指示^ ，置16於接態指示燈是否設於該第_ SATA介面背板1〇丄對應之狀制裝置16係發送一驅動信號至狀態指示：是’則控指示燈2 2 ’使對應S A T A介面控制裝置5 〇所侦=，應之狀態機的狀態指示燈22作動發亮，以顯示插設於硬式磁碟磁碟機之使用狀態。 W槽1 2之硬式如，SATA介面控制裝置5 測插設於插槽32之硬式-碟機之使用狀態谓置16係會判斷出該狀態指示信號所對應之狀態指示巧2; 不在第一 SATA介面又板1〇上，控制裝置ιβ係會藉由第且上^ 入/輸出埠20將狀悲L不信號，經傳輸線21與第一輸入/輪1258653 V. Description of invention (5) One of the sorrows is the execution of an action light, a fault light and a reconstruction light, etc., an indicator light 22, 42 is each relative to a hard disk drive, a set of state disk drive In the state of use, the control devices 16 and 36 are each connected to each other to detect the state of the hard disk drive, whether the slots 12 and 32 are present and whether the power is supplied or the like. · In addition, two rigid magnetic 1〇 and 30 series are provided with sensors 24 and 44 respectively to detect the temperature and voltage of the Sa A interface backplanes 10 and 30 and to be installed on the SATA interface. ... °, 30 wind is the rotation speed SATA interface backplane 1 〇, 3 〇 in series combination, the device 50 is through the SATA interface input / output 埠 14, MTA interface control stone material into the slot 12, 32 in the hard disk drive 'and ^ to transfer the use of the disc player, and according to the status of the detection by the -= rigid 埠 18 transmission of a state refers to the signal to the control device i 6, spelling When the incoming/rounding receives the status indication signal, it will judge the status indication ^, and set 16 to whether the status indicator is set to the first _ SA. The TA interface backplane 1 〇丄 corresponds to the device 16 to send a drive signal to the status indication: it is 'the control indicator 2 2 ' causes the corresponding SATA interface control device 5 to detect the status of the state machine The lamp 22 is activated to indicate the state of use of the hard disk drive. The hard type of the W slot 1 2, the SATA interface control device 5 measures the state of the hard disk drive inserted in the slot 32, and the 16 system determines that the state indication signal corresponds to the state indication 2; The SATA interface is on the top of the board, and the control unit ιβ will pass the first input/output 埠20 to the sorrow L signal, via the transmission line 21 and the first input/wheel.

1258653 五、發明說明（6) 出埠38傳送至第二SATA介面背板3〇之控制裝置"，置36係會依據接收之狀態指示信號，發送驅動信赛控制裝應之狀態指示燈42，以驅動對應SATA介面控制至所對石兹磲機 30之使測之硬式磁碟機的狀態指示燈4 2作動，以顯示^ 、5 0所佶之使用狀態。 ”、、、不式另外’感測為2 4、4 4伯測一 S A Τ Α介面背板1 〇、用狀態，所獲得之感測信號係會分別傳送至控制壯⑼之％ 36，控制裝置1 6、36係會依據接收之感測信號產U 1 6、 SATA介面背板狀態信號，且控制裝置I。 ⑽系；：應之磁碟機之狀態，以產生對應之硬式磁碟機狀態俨號1]硬式制裝置36係會將SATA介面背板狀態信號及硬式磁^撫而控信號藉由第一輸入/輸出埠38經傳輪線2丨及第二輸/、錢狀態埠20傳送至控制裝置16,如此’ SATA介面控制褒f 透過第一輸入/輸出埠18至控制裝置ι6讀取兩SATA介面’背曰板1 0、3 0之SΑΤΑ介面背板狀態信號及硬式磁碟機狀態信^ 號；另外SATA介面控制裝置50亦可直接經由第一輸:^輸出埠1 8、第二輸入/輸出埠2 0、傳輸線2 1及第一輸入/輸出埠38至控制裝置36讀取SATA介面背板狀態信號及硬式磁碟機狀態信號。此外，裝設於電腦伺服器之一基板管理控制器 55(Base-board Management Control，BMC)，係可透過第二SATA介面背板30之第二輸入/輸出埠40監控兩SATA介面背板1 0、3 0之使用之狀態，以方便電腦管理系統進行管理。請參閱第二圖，係為本發明之另一較佳實施例之方塊1258653 V. Description of the invention (6) The control device transmitted to the second SATA interface backplane 3〇, the 36 system will send the status indicator 42 of the drive letter control device according to the received status indication signal. The status indicator 4 2 of the hard disk drive that controls the corresponding SATA interface is controlled to display the status of the ^, 50. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The device 1 6, 36 will generate the U 1 6 , SATA interface backplane status signal according to the received sensing signal, and control the device I. (10) system;: the state of the disk drive to generate the corresponding hard disk drive Status nickname 1] The hard system 36 system will use the SATA interface backplane status signal and the hard magnetic control signal through the first input/output 埠38 via the transmission line 2丨 and the second transmission/money status 埠20 Transfer to the control device 16, such that the 'SATA interface control' f reads the two SATA interfaces through the first input/output port 18 to the control device ι6, the S-interface backplane status signal and the hard disk of the backplane 1 0, 30 The SATA interface control device 50 can also directly pass the first input: the output port 18, the second input/output port 20, the transmission line 2 1 and the first input/output port 38 to the control device 36. Read the status signal of the SATA interface backplane and the status signal of the hard disk drive. In addition, it is installed in the computer. The Base-board Management Control (BMC) of the server can monitor the use of the two SATA interface backplanes 10 and 30 through the second input/output port 40 of the second SATA interface backplane 30. The state is to facilitate management by the computer management system. Please refer to the second figure, which is a block of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

第10頁 1258653 五、發明說明（7) 示意圖二如圖，示，士實施例係使用三塊2sata介面之SATA"面月板，一弟一SATA介面背板7〇、一^ 面背板及一；二ΓΑ介产8°，配合使用裝設於電St 服器上之一 8SATA介面輸入/輸出埠的Sat J伺 90,其串接擴充方式如上一實施例，第—sata介面:置之第一輸入/輸出槔62係與SATA介面控制裳置9〇相連月板60 而第二輸入/輸出槔6 4係藉由一僂於接’ 背板—輸夕輸…相：：線: 板60與弟一 SATA介面月板70相串接，依此推之，第二入/輸出埠74係使用一傳輸線76與第三SAT — \ 第一輸入/輸出埠82相Φ接，使第二sm介面背板7陳= 三SATA介面背板80相帛接，而最後串接擴充之第三㈣八介面背板80之弟一輸入/輸出埠84係與基板管理控制裝置55 電性相接，以監測SATA介面背板6〇、7〇、8〇之使用狀態。綜上所述，本發，擴充式SATA介面背4反，其係可供電腦伺服器之使用者於裝設使用硬式磁碟機時，有較多SATA介面輸入/輸出埠iSATA介面控制裝置，異而貝” Q A T 而背板係可依目前欲奘却· + α丄、， =:擴充裝設硬式磁碟i:; iii碟機數量選購，爾後 CATAA &此k + f 係再購買SATA介面背板與舊d月!接組即可擴充而搭配使用 SATA介面ΐ : : ί二:此使用者係可不必如習用之SATA介面背板，：m=碟機時’京尤必須汰舊換新，以搭配使用具較夕SATA;丨面輪入/輸出埠之SAT^面控制裝置，造成舊有SATA介面背板之設備資源浪費，所以本發明之Page 10 1258653 V. Description of the invention (7) Schematic 2, as shown in the figure, is the use of three 2sata interface SATA"moon board, one brother and one SATA interface backplane 7〇, one ^ backplane and One; two ΓΑ ΓΑ 8 °, with the use of a 8 SATA interface input / output 装 installed on the electric St server Sat J servo 90, its serial expansion method as in the above embodiment, the first sata interface: set The first input/output port 62 is connected to the SATA interface control slot 9 and the second input/output port 6 4 is connected to the back panel. 60 is connected in series with the SATA interface slab 70. According to this, the second input/output 埠 74 is connected to the third SAT _ first input/output 埠 82 by a transmission line 76, so that the second The sm interface backplane 7 is replaced by the three SATA interface backplanes 80, and the third (four) eight-interface backplane 80 of the serially connected expansion is electrically connected to the substrate management control device 55. To monitor the use status of the SATA interface backplane 6〇, 7〇, 8〇. In summary, this is an extended SATA interface with a back-to-back 4, which is suitable for users of computer servers to have more SATA interface input/output 埠iSATA interface control devices when installing hard disk drives. Different than the shell" QAT and the backboard can be based on the current desires. + α丄,, =: expansion of the hard disk i:; iii number of discs to buy, then CATAA & this k + f series to buy SATA interface backplane and the old d month! The connection group can be expanded and used with the SATA interface : : : ί 2: This user system does not have to use the SATA interface backplane, when: m=disc machine The old-fashioned new one is used in conjunction with the SAT^ surface control device with the 轮轮 wheel input/output ,, which causes waste of equipment resources of the old SATA interface backplane, so the present invention

第11頁 1258653 五、發明說明（8) SATA介面背板因可依使用者擴充之需要，而串接組合擴充，故可提高SATA介面背板之使用彈性，提高實用性及降低使用者擴充硬式磁碟機之費用。惟以上所述者，僅為本發明一較佳實施例而已，並非用來限定本發明實施之範圍，故舉凡依本發明申請專利範圍所述之形狀、構造、特徵及精神所為之均等變化與修飾，均應包括於本發明之申請專利範圍内。Page 11 1258653 V. Invention Description (8) SATA interface backplane can be expanded in series according to the needs of users, so it can improve the flexibility of SATA interface backplane, improve usability and reduce user expansion. The cost of the disk drive. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims of the present invention are equally changed. Modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

第12頁 1258653 圖式簡單說明 10 第一 S A T A介面背板 12 插槽 14 SATA介面輸入/輸出埠 16 控制裝置 18 第一輸入/輸出埠 20 第二輸入/輸出埠 21 傳輸線 2 2 狀態指示燈 24 感測器 30 第二SATA介面背板 32 插槽 34 SATA介面輸入/輸出埠 36 控制裝置 38 第一輸入/輸出埠 40 第二輸入/輸出璋 42 狀態指示燈 44 感測器 50 SATA介面控制裝置 55 基板管理控制裝置 60 第一 SATA介面背板 62 第一輸入/輸出埠 64 第二輸入/輸出埠 66 傳輸線 70 第二SATA介面背板 « ❶Page 12 1258653 Brief description of the diagram 10 First SATA interface backplane 12 Slot 14 SATA interface input / output 埠 16 Control device 18 First input / output 埠 20 Second input / output 埠 21 Transmission line 2 2 Status indicator 24 Sensor 30 Second SATA Interface Backplane 32 Slot 34 SATA Interface Input/Output 埠36 Control Unit 38 First Input/Output埠40 Second Input/Output璋42 Status Indicator 44 Sensor 50 SATA Interface Control 55 Baseboard Management Control Unit 60 First SATA Interface Backplane 62 First Input/Output埠64 Second Input/Output埠66 Transmission Line 70 Second SATA Interface Backplane« ❶

第13頁 1258653 圖式簡單說明 72 第一輸入/輸出埠 74 第二輸入/輸出埠 76 傳輸線 80 第三SATA介面背板 82 第一輸入/輸出埠 84 第二輸入/輸出埠 90 SATA介面控制裝置【圖式簡單說明】第一圖係本發明之一較佳實施例之方塊示意圖；及第二圖係本發明之另一較佳實施例之方塊示意圖。 4Page 13 1258653 Brief description of the diagram 72 First input / output 埠 74 Second input / output 埠 76 Transmission line 80 Third SATA interface backplane 82 First input / output 埠 84 Second input / output 埠 90 SATA interface control device BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The first drawing is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and the second drawing is a block diagram of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 4

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1258653 六、申請專利範圍 1 · 一種擴充式SATA介面背板，其係可依使用者欲擴充硬式磁碟機之數量，使用複數SATA介面背板串接組合擴充，以搭配使用裝設於一電腦伺服器之一 SATA介面控制裝置，該SATA介面控制裝置係具有複數SATA介面輸入/輸出埠，每一該SATA介面背板係包括有：複數插槽，其係供複數硬式磁碟機插設；複數SATA介面輸入/輸出埠，該背板之每一該SATA介面輸入/輸出璋係皆相對各與一該插槽及該SATA介面控制裝置之一該SATA介面輸入/輸出琿電性相接，供該SATA介面控制裝置讀取傳送資料至該硬式磁碟機及偵測每一該硬式磁碟機之使用狀態；及一控制裝置，其係可偵測該插槽所插設之該硬式磁碟機，該控制裝置係連接設有一第一輸入/輸出埠及一第二輸入/輸出璋；該SATA介面控制裝置係與一第一 SATA介面背板之該第一輸入/輸出埠相連接，使用者於擴充使用時，該第一 SATA介面背板之該第二輸入/輸出埠係與另一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出埠相串接，依此推之，該另一 SATA介面背板之第二輸入/輸出埠係與下一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出埠相串接，如此即可串接組合複數〇該SATA介面背板擴充使用。 2 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一該SATA介面背板係更設有複數組狀態指示燈，其係分別相對於一該硬式磁碟機，該SATA介面控制裝1258653 VI. Application for Patent Scope 1 · An extended SATA interface backplane, which can be expanded by a plurality of SATA interface backplanes in accordance with the number of hard disk drives that users want to expand, and used in conjunction with a computer. One of the SATA interface control devices of the server, the SATA interface control device has a plurality of SATA interface input/output ports, and each of the SATA interface backplanes includes: a plurality of slots for plugging a plurality of hard disk drives; Each of the SATA interface input/output ports of the backplane is electrically connected to the SATA interface input/output of one of the slots and the SATA interface control device. The SATA interface control device reads the transmitted data to the hard disk drive and detects the use state of each of the hard disk drives; and a control device that detects the hard magnetic disk inserted in the slot The control device is connected to a first input/output port and a second input/output port; the SATA interface control device is connected to the first input/output port of a first SATA interface backplane The second input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane is connected in series with the first input/output port of the other SATA interface backplane, and the other input is The second input/output port of the SATA interface backplane is connected in series with the first input/output port of the next SATA interface backplane, so that the SATA interface backplane expansion can be used in series. 2) The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 1, wherein each of the SATA interface backplanes further has a multi-array status indicator, which is respectively opposite to a hard disk drive, SATA interface control device

第15頁 1258653 六、申請專利範圍置係會依偵測每一該硬式磁碟機之使用狀態，發出一狀態指示信號，使對應該S A Τ A介面控制裝置所彳貞測之硬式磁碟機的該狀態指示燈作動，以顯示每一該硬式磁碟機之使用狀態。 3 ·如申請專利範圍第2項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該SATA介面控制裝置發出之該狀態指示信號係經該第一輸入/輸出璋傳至該第一 SATA介面背板之該控制裝置，該控制裝置係判斷該狀態指示信號所對應之該狀態信號指示燈是否設於該第一 SATA介面背板上，如是，則該控制裝置即傳送一驅動信號，使對應該SAT A 4 介面控制裝置所偵測之硬式磁碟機的該狀態指示燈作動，如否，則該控制裝置係將該狀態指示信號藉由該第二輸入/輸出埠，經該另一 SATA介面背板之第一輸入/輸出埠傳送至該另一 SATA介面背板之控制裝置，使該另一 SATA介面背板之該控制裝置依上述之判斷程序，判斷處理該狀態指示信號，直至該狀態指示信號傳送到裝設該狀態指示信號所對應之狀態指示燈之 SATA介面背板的控制裝置，以傳送驅動信號，使對應該SATA介面控制裝置所偵測之硬式磁碟機的該狀態指示燈作動。〇 4 ·如申請專利範圍第2項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一組該狀態指示燈係包括有顯示硬式磁碟機使用狀態之一執行作動燈、一故障燈及一重建燈。 5 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其Page 15 1258653 VI. The patent application scope will send a status indication signal to detect the use status of each of the hard disk drives, so that the hard disk drive corresponding to the SA Τ A interface control device is detected. The status indicator is activated to display the status of each of the hard drives. 3. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 2, wherein the status indication signal sent by the SATA interface control device is transmitted to the first SATA interface backplane via the first input/output The control device determines whether the status signal indicator corresponding to the status indication signal is disposed on the first SATA interface backplane, and if so, the control device transmits a driving signal to correspond to the SAT A The status indicator of the hard disk drive detected by the interface control device is activated. If not, the control device passes the status indication signal through the second input/output port via the other SATA interface backplane. The first input/output port is transmitted to the control device of the other SATA interface backplane, so that the control device of the other SATA interface backplane determines to process the status indication signal according to the above determining procedure until the status indication signal Transmitting to a control device of the SATA interface backplane that is provided with the status indicator corresponding to the status indication signal to transmit a driving signal to be detected by the SATA interface control device The state of the hard disk drive of the actuation indicator. 〇4. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 2, wherein each of the status indicators includes one of an operating state of the hard disk drive, a fault light, and a reconstruction. light. 5 · The extended SATA interface backplane as described in claim 1 of the patent scope,

第16頁 1258653 六、申請專利範圍中該插槽係為SATA介面插槽。 6 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一該SATA介面背板之該控制裝置係可偵測該SATA 介面背板所插設之硬式磁碟機狀態，以產生對應之一硬式磁碟機狀態信號。 7 ·如申請專利範圍第6項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該控制裝置係偵測該硬式磁碟機之狀態是否存在及是否已供電。 8 ·如申請專利範圍第6項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一該SATA介面背板之該控制裝置係藉由該第一輸入/輸出埠及透過與該第一輸入/輸出璋串接之該第二輸入/輸出埠，將獲得之該硬式磁碟機狀態信號向上傳送至所串接之該SATA介面背板，使所有該SATA介面背板之該控制裝置偵測得知之該硬式磁碟機狀態信號，皆傳送至該第一 SATA介面背板之控制裝置，供該SATA介面控制裝置讀取。 9 ·如申請專利範圍第6項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該SATA介面控制裝置係可透過該第一 SATA介面背板之該第一輸入/輸出埠至該控制裝置讀取該硬式磁碟機狀態信號，且該SATA介面控制裝置係藉由該第一 SATA介面背板之該第二輸入/輸出埠，經與該第一輸入/輸出埠串接之該第二輸入/輸出埠至所串接之該SATA介面背板的該控制裝置，讀取該控制裝置偵測得知的該硬式磁碟機狀態信號，依上述方式，該SATA介面控制裝置係可讀取Page 16 1258653 VI. Scope of Application The slot is a SATA interface slot. 6) The extended SATA interface backplane of the SATA interface backplane, wherein the control device of the SATA interface backplane can detect the state of the hard disk drive inserted in the SATA interface backplane. To generate a corresponding one of the hard disk drive status signals. 7. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 6, wherein the control device detects whether the state of the hard disk drive is present and whether power is supplied. 8. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 6, wherein the control device of each of the SATA interface backplanes passes through the first input/output port and through the first input/output The second input/output port is connected in series, and the obtained hard disk drive status signal is transmitted upward to the serialized SATA interface backplane, so that all the control devices of the SATA interface backplane detect and detect The hard disk drive status signal is transmitted to the control device of the first SATA interface backplane for reading by the SATA interface control device. 9. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 6, wherein the SATA interface control device reads the first input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane to the control device a hard disk drive status signal, and the SATA interface control device is coupled to the second input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane via the second input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane The control device of the SATA interface backplane connected to the serial port reads the hard disk drive status signal detected by the control device, and the SATA interface control device is readable according to the above manner

第17頁 1258653 六、申請專利範圍所有該控制裝置偵測得知的該硬式磁碟機狀態信號。 1 0 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一該SAT A介面背板係更設有一感測器，感測該 SATA介面背板之使用狀態，以傳送一感測信號至該控制裝置，該控制裝置係接收處理該感測信號，以產生對應之一 S A T A介面背板狀態信號。 1 1 ·如申請專利範圍第1 0項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該感測器係可感測該SATA介面背板之溫度。 1 2 ·如申請專利範圍第1 0項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該感測器係可感測該SATA介面背板之電壓。 1 3 ·如申請專利範圍第1 0項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該感測器係可感測該SATA介面背板所裝設之一風扇之旋轉速度。 1 4 ·如申請專利範圍第1 0項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中每一該SATA介面背板之該控制裝置係藉由該第一輸入/輸出埠及透過與該第一輸入/輸出埠串接之該第二輸入/輸出埠，將獲得之該SATA介面背板狀態信號向上傳送至所串接之該SATA介面背板，使所有該SATA介面背板之該控制裝置之該S A T A介面背板狀態信號，皆傳送至該第一 SATA介面背板之該控制裝置，供該SATA介面控制裝置讀取。 1 5 ·如申請專利範圍第1 0項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該SATA介面控制裝置係可透過該第一 SATA介面背板之該第一輸入/輸出埠至該控制裝置讀取該SATA介面背Page 17 1258653 VI. Scope of Application All the control devices detect the status signal of the hard disk drive. The SATA interface backplane of the SAT A interface backplane is further provided with a sensor for sensing the usage state of the SATA interface backplane for transmission. A sensing signal is sent to the control device, and the control device receives and processes the sensing signal to generate a corresponding SATA interface backplane status signal. 1 1 The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 10, wherein the sensor senses the temperature of the SATA interface backplane. 1 2 The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 10, wherein the sensor senses the voltage of the SATA interface backplane. 1 3 The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 10, wherein the sensor senses a rotational speed of a fan mounted on the SATA interface backplane. The expansion SATA interface backplane of the SATA interface backplane is provided by the first input/output port and through the first input. And outputting the SATA interface backplane status signal to the serialized SATA interface backplane, so that all of the control devices of the SATA interface backplane are The SATA interface backplane status signal is transmitted to the control device of the first SATA interface backplane for reading by the SATA interface control device. The expansion SATA interface backplane of claim 10, wherein the SATA interface control device can read the first input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane to the control device Take the SATA interface back

第18頁 1258653 六、申請專利範圍板狀態信號，且該S A Τ A介面控制裝置係藉由該第一 S A T A 介面背板之該第二輸入/輸出埠，經與該第一輸入/輸出埠串接之該第二輸入/輸出埠至所串接之該SATA介面背板的該控制裝置，讀取該控制裝置之該SATA介面背板狀態信號，依上述方式，該SATA介面控制裝置係可讀取所有該控制裝置之該S A Τ A介面背板狀態信號。 1 6 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中最後串接擴充之一該SATA介面背板的該第二輸入/ 輸出埠係更與裝設在該電腦伺服器上之一基板管理控制裝置電性相接，以監測每一該SATA介面背板之狀態。 1 7 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之擴充式SATA介面背板，其中該SATA介面背板係裝設於一抽取盒，該抽取盒係可放置固定該硬式磁碟機。 ΦPage 18 1258653 6. Applying for the patent range board status signal, and the SA Τ A interface control device is connected to the first input/output port by the second input/output port of the first SATA interface backplane And the second input/output port is connected to the control device of the serial port backplane of the SATA interface, and the SATA interface backplane status signal of the control device is read. According to the manner, the SATA interface control device is readable. Take the SA Τ A interface backplane status signal of all the control devices. 1 6 - The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 1, wherein the second serial input/output system of the SATA interface backplane is further installed on the computer server The upper substrate management control device is electrically connected to monitor the state of each of the SATA interface backplanes. The extended SATA interface backplane of claim 1, wherein the SATA interface backplane is mounted on a pick-up box, and the pick-up box can be placed to fix the hard disk drive. Φ

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