摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To organize an external storage device including a flash memory which is not restricted by the permission limit of an OS. <P>SOLUTION: The external storage device comprises: a communication interface to be connected to a computer system; the nonvolatile flash memory for storing data; a controller for controlling the writing/reading of the data relative to the flash memory; an output means for outputting a signal to allow the computer system to recognize that a previously known disk apparatus is connected when the communication interface is connected; and an automatic execution program storing means for storing an automatic execution program to be executed by the computer system which recognizes the connection of the disk apparatus. The automatic execution program is the program, by which a driver to allow the external storage device to be recognized as a virtual file level device is resident in the computer system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI</p> |