Hard disk drive protection system and method
US7355807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hard disk drive protection system comprises a sensor configured to detect an impending shock event and a hard drive protection module configured to determine whether to issue a fast park command for a hard disk drive in response to detecting the impending shock event based on a permissible quantity of fast park cycles for the hard disk drive.
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