Hard disk drive protection system and method
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1. A hard disk drive protection system, comprising:
- 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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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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33 Claims
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1. A hard disk drive protection system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hard disk drive protection method, comprising:
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detecting an impending shock event; and
determining 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A hard disk drive protection system, comprising:
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means for detecting an impending shock event; and
means for determining whether to issue a fast park command for a hard disk drive means in response to detecting the impending shock event based on a permissible quantity of fast park cycles for the hard disk drive means. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A hard disk drive protection system, comprising:
a hard drive protection module configured to indicate a quantity of processed fast park cycles for a hard disk drive relative to a permissible quantity of fast park cycles for the hard disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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