Patent ID: 7228394
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A secondary storage device for a digital computer, comprising: a housing; attachment means coupled to an outside surface of said housing, said attachment means allowing said housing to be easily attached to the digital computer; a primary disk drive disposed within said housing; a first back-up disk drive disposed within said housing; at least one secondary back-up disk drive disposed within said housing; mirror circuitry disposed within said housing, and coupled to said primary disk drive, said first back-up disk drive and said at least one secondary back-up disk drive; bus connection means coupled to said mirror housing for connecting said secondary storage device to main bus of the digital computer; and timing means coupled to said mirror circuitry, wherein said mirror circuitry and said timing means operate to create a mirror back-up image of said primary disk drive on said first back-up disk drive in real time and mirror back-up images of said primary disk drive on said at least one secondary back-up disk drive at least one pre-determined interval.