Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a file of a predetermined size or greater are disclosed. Files may be downloaded to a storage device via a data stream. The storage device may analyze one or more aspects of the data stream, such as throughput and consistency, in order to determine whether the file is of a predetermined size or greater. In response to determining that the data stream includes a file of at least a predetermined size, the storage device may take one or more actions. One action is to store part or all of the file in a hybrid block, which is a block in non-volatile memory that is accessed (e.g., programmed and/or erased) in a different way than its designation. For example, a block originally designated for multi-level cell (MLC) storage may be programmed for single-level cell (SLC) storage, which is quicker than for MLC. In this way, the storage device may be able to store the downloaded file, with a certain throughput and consistency, without loss of data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a file of a predetermined size or greater are disclosed. Files may be downloaded to a storage device via a data stream. The storage device may analyze one or more aspects of the data stream, such as throughput and consistency, in order to determine whether the file is of a predetermined size or greater. In response to determining that the data stream includes a file of at least a predetermined size, the storage device may take one or more actions. One action is to store part or all of the file in a hybrid block, which is a block in non-volatile memory that is accessed (e.g., programmed and/or erased) in a different way than its designation. For example, a block originally designated for multi-level cell (MLC) storage may be programmed for single-level cell (SLC) storage, which is quicker than for MLC. In this way, the storage device may be able to store the downloaded file, with a certain throughput and consistency, without loss of data.

Abstract: A prior art mass storage device for bootstrap loading of a computer operating system must be configured on a set-up computer whose BIOS has the same geometrical translation scheme as the BIOS of the host computer where the storage device is intended to be installed and used. The present invention provides a mass storage device capable of bootstrap loading the computer operating system despite differences between the BIOS geometrical translation scheme of the set-up computer and that of the host computer, along with methods for implementing and preparing such a device. The present invention provides executable code on the storage device itself, which resolves the geometrical translation of the set-up configuration to comply with that of the host computer, independent of the respective BIOS translation schemes used for set-up and host computers.

Abstract: A prior art mass storage device for bootstrap loading of a computer operating system must be configured on a set-up computer whose BIOS has the same geometrical translation scheme as the BIOS of the host computer where the storage device is intended to be installed and used. The present invention provides a mass storage device capable of bootstrap loading the computer operating system despite differences between the BIOS geometrical translation scheme of the set-up computer and that of the host computer, along with methods for implementing and preparing such a device. The present invention provides executable code on the storage device itself, which resolves the geometrical translation of the set-up configuration to comply with that of the host computer, independent of the respective BIOS translation schemes used for set-up and host computers.