Protection circuit for hard disk
US8570696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A protection circuit includes a switch circuit, a sample circuit, a comparison circuit, and a relay circuit. The switch circuit is connected between a hard disk power supply and a hard disk to control whether to output power from the hard disk power supply to the hard disk. The sample circuit samples the voltage being supplied to the hard disk, the comparison circuit receives the sampled voltage, compares the sampled voltage to a reference voltage, and controls the switch circuit to be turned on or off accordingly. The relay circuit is connected between a system power supply and an enable terminal of the comparison circuit. The relay circuit outputs a high level signal to turn on the switch circuit when the system power supply is being supplied and the hard disk power supply is not being supplied to the hard disk.
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