Disk drive input sequencing for staggered drive spin-up

Details Disk drive input sequencing for staggered drive spin-up Disk drive input sequencing for staggered drive spin-up

2007-12-04

2007-12-04

Patel, Nitin C. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

C713S310000, C713S330000, C360S272000, C720S699000, C369S047500, C369S230000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10950950

ABSTRACT:
Disk drive spin-up is staggered to reduce peak power requirements. Spin-up of the drives is controlled by selectively delaying voltage inputs to the disk drives. Alternately, spin-up of the drives is controlled by staggering the timing of communications to the disk drives.

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