Patent ID: 8514584
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) dual-in-line memory module (DIMM) device comprising: a board body; a control chip arranged on the board body; a first extending board extending from a first end of the board body, a first edge connector set on the first extending board, to be connected to a storage device interface of a motherboard, wherein the first edge connector comprising a plurality of signal pins connected to the control chip, and a plurality of ground pins; and a second extending board extending from the first end of the board body, a void or space defined between the first and the second extending boards, to receive the storage device interface of the motherboard, a bottom side of the second extending board being coplanar with a bottom side of the board body, a second edge connector set on bottom edges of the second extending board and the board body, to be inserted into a memory slot of the motherboard; wherein when the motherboard is powered on, the motherboard outputs a voltage to the SATADIMM device through the memory slot of the motherboard and the second edge connector, and the motherboard also outputs a hard disk drive signal to the control chip of the SATADIMM device through the storage device interface of the motherboard and the first edge connector, to communicate with the SATADIMM device.