Patent ID: 6078112
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
An adapter for operatively receiving a multi-purpose device therein, the adapter being operatively mountable within a standard half-height bay of a computer system and comprising:a multi-purpose bay formed in the adapter;a first connector disposed relative to the multi-purpose bay, so that when the multi-purpose device in installed in the multi-purpose bay the multi-purpose device is connected to the first connector;a second connector configured for connecting the adapter to a computer system standard half-height drive power supply;a third connector configured for connecting the adapter to a computer system multi-purpose device power supply; anda circuit interconnecting the first, second and third connectors,the circuit comprising first and second gates, the base of the first gate being connected to a first terminal of the second connector, and the base of the second gate being connected to a first terminal of the third connector.