Patent ID: 7861168
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
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.