| 摘要 |
A storage expansion system includes an expansion apparatus and a serial advanced technology attachment dual in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) device. A memory slot, a SATA port, a SATA signal expansion member, and a voltage converter are arranged on the expansion apparatus. The memory slot includes first power pins, first ground pins, and first signal pins connected to the SATA signal expansion member. A first edge connector is arranged on a side of the expansion apparatus. The first edge connector includes second power pins and second ground pins. The first and second power pins are connected to the voltage converter. A second edge connector is arranged on a bottom side of the SATA DIMM device. The second edge connector includes third power pins connected to a control chip and storage chips, third ground pins, and second signal pins connected to the control chip. |
| 主权项 |
1. A storage expansion system comprising:
an expansion apparatus comprising a first circuit board, a plurality of memory slots mounted on the first circuit board, a first serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) port connected to a second SATA port of a motherboard, a SATA signal expansion member mounted on the first circuit board and connected to the first SATA port, and a voltage converter mounted on the first circuit board, each of the plurality of memory slots comprising a protrusion, a plurality of first power pins electrically connected to the voltage converter, a plurality of first ground pins grounded, and four first signal pins connected to the SATA signal expansion member, a first notch and a first edge connector arranged on a side of the first circuit board, to be inserted into an expansion slot of the motherboard, the first edge connector being in accordance with peripheral component interconnection express (PCIe) X1 standard and comprising a plurality of second power pins connected to the voltage converter and a plurality of second ground pins grounded; and a SATA dual in-line memory module (DIMM) device comprising a second circuit board, a control chip arranged on the second circuit board, a plurality of storage chips arranged on the second circuit board and connected to the control chip, and a second edge connector and a second notch arranged on a bottom side of the second circuit board to be detachably engaged in one of the plurality of memory slots, the second edge connector comprising a plurality of third power pins connected to the control chip and the plurality of storage chips, a plurality of third ground pins grounded, and four second signal pins connected to the control chip; wherein in response to the second edge connector of the SATA DIMM device being engaged in one of the plurality of memory slots of the expansion apparatus, the protrusion is engaged in the second notch, the plurality of first power pins of the memory slot is connected to the plurality of third power pins of the SATA DIMM device, the plurality of first ground pins of the memory slot is connected to the plurality of third ground pins of the SATA DIMM device, and the four first signal pins of the memory slot are connected to the four second signal pins of the SATA DIMM device; the first signal pins of the memory slot comprise a pair of signal input pins and a pair of signal output pins, the second signal pins of the SATA DIMM device comprise a pair of signal input pins and a pair of signal output pins. |
