Appeal No. 2002-2238
Application No. 09/107,768
17. A method of replacing a failed controller for an
external storage device coupled to a computer over a bus, the
failed controller having associated therewith a resource that
presents a uniform interface to at least one application on the
computer, the method comprising:
(a) detecting a lock-up condition in the computer resulting
from a failed attempt to access data with the external storage
device;
(b) in response to detection of the lock-up condition,
enabling a user to replace the failed controller with a
replacement controller;
(c) after replacement of the failed controller with a
replacement controller, automatically updating the resource to
associate the replacement controller with the resource; and
(d) after updating the resource, recovering from the lock-up
condition by automatically resuming the failed attempt to access
data with the external storage device.
24. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a bus configured to electrically couple with a controller
for an external storage device;
(b) a memory in which is resident a resource that is
configured to present a uniform interface to at least one
application on the apparatus; and
(c) a program, resident in the memory, the program configured
to detect a lock-up condition in the apparatus resulting from a
failed attempt to access data with an external storage device
coupled to the bus through a failed controller, and in response
thereto to enable a user to replace the failed controller with a
replacement controller, the program further configured to
automatically update the resource to associate the replacement
controller with the resource, and to automatically rectify the
lock-up condition by automatically resuming the failed attempt to
access data with the external storage device.
28. A program product, comprising:
(a) a program for use in replacing a failed controller for an
external storage device, the failed controller coupled to a bus in
a computer and having associated therewith a resource configured
to present a uniform interface to at least one application on the
computer, the program configured to detect a lock-up condition in
the computer resulting from a failed attempt to access data with
the external storage device, and in response thereto to enable a
user to replace the failed controller with a replacement
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