摘要 |
A mass storage device configured to enable accessing of an array of solid-state memory devices on the storage device in the event of a memory controller failure on the storage device. The storage device includes a printed circuit board, an array of non-volatile solid-state memory devices on the printed circuit board, a system interface connector on the printed circuit board and adapted to connect the mass storage device to a host system, and an onboard memory controller on the printed circuit board and adapted to communicate between the host system and the memory devices. The mass storage device further includes an auxiliary connector on the printed circuit board that is separate from and in addition to the system interface connector. The auxiliary connector provides a direct path for accessing the memory devices that is separate from the onboard memory controller. |