Disk drive internal temperature control system
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1. A disk drive internal temperature control system, comprising:
- a disk drive temperature monitor for determining a temperature of said disk drive and for providing a measure of said temperature of said disk drive;
a disk drive temperature manager for managing said temperature of said disk drive based on said measure of said temperature of said disk drive; and
a temperature control component for controlling said temperature of said disk drive wherein said temperature control component initiates cooling of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a first temperature and said temperature control component initiates heating of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a second temperature wherein said temperature control component comprises an internal component of said disk drive.
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Abstract
A disk drive internal temperature control system is disclosed. The internal temperature control system includes a disk drive temperature monitor for determining a temperature of the disk drive and for providing a measure of the temperature of the disk drive and a disk drive temperature manager for managing the temperature of the disk drive based on the measure of the temperature of the disk drive. A temperature control component controls the temperature of the disk drive.
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1. A disk drive internal temperature control system, comprising:
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a disk drive temperature monitor for determining a temperature of said disk drive and for providing a measure of said temperature of said disk drive; a disk drive temperature manager for managing said temperature of said disk drive based on said measure of said temperature of said disk drive; and a temperature control component for controlling said temperature of said disk drive wherein said temperature control component initiates cooling of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a first temperature and said temperature control component initiates heating of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a second temperature wherein said temperature control component comprises an internal component of said disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A disk drive internal temperature control system, comprising:
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means for monitoring a temperature of said disk drive and for providing a measure of said temperature of said disk drive; means for managing said temperature of said disk drive based on said measure of said temperature of said disk drive; and means for controlling said temperature of said disk drive wherein a temperature control component initiates cooling of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a first temperature and said temperature control component initiates heating of said disk drive in response to said disk drive reaching a second temperature wherein said means for controlling said temperature of said disk drive comprises internal components of said disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hard disk drive (HDD) with a temperature control system for internal control of disk drive temperature, comprising:
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a HDD; a HDD temperature monitor for determining a temperature of said HDD and for providing a measure of said temperature of said HDD; a HDD temperature manager for managing said temperature of said HDD based on said measure of said temperature of said HDD; and a temperature control component for controlling said temperature of said HDD wherein said temperature control component initiates cooling of said HDD in response to said HDD reaching a first temperature and said temperature control component initiates heating of said HDD in response to said HDD reaching a second temperature wherein said temperature control component comprises internal components of said disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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