Patent ID: 8514564

Claim:
A disk on module (DOM) device, comprising: a main body; a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) connector arranged on the main body to be connected to a SATA interface of a motherboard; a universal serial bus (USB) connector arranged on the main body to be connected to a USB interface of the motherboard; a power unit arranged inside the main body and connected to a power pin of the USB connector, to receive a voltage from the motherboard through the USB connector and convert the received voltage; a plurality of storage chips arranged inside the main body and connected to the power unit, to receive the converted voltage from the power unit; and a control chip arranged inside the main body and connected to the power unit, to receive the converted voltage from the power unit, the control chip also connected to the SATA connector and the storage chips, to receive a control signal from the motherboard through the SATA connector and control the storage chips to store data according to the received control signal.