Method, program and apparatus for power control through an electronic information device in a magnetic disk unit
US7409565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power control method for a magnetic disk unit is disclosed. The method includes identifying a type of a last instruction sent to a magnetic disk unit and, in response to identifying the type, setting a wait time that varies according to the type. In response to the wait time having elapsed after a completion of processing ordered by the last instruction, an idle instruction is sent to the magnetic disk unit for placing the magnetic disk unit in an idle state in which power consumption is reduced.
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