Apparatus and method to provide power to a plurality of data storage devices disposed in a data storage system
US7546478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed to provide power to a plurality of data storage devices disposed in a data storage system. The data storage system comprises a system controller comprising a data storage device power-up algorithm and a plurality of data storage devices, where each of the plurality of data storage devices cannot automatically provide a device present signal. The method detects the presence of each of the plurality of data storage devices, and then provides power to each of the detected data storage devices using the data storage device power-up algorithm.
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