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Field qualification of disk drives in consumer electronics devices

  • US 7,937,737 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2006
  • Issued: 05/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for qualifying performance of a disk drive in a digital home communications terminal (DHCT) deployed in the field, the method comprising the steps of:

  • identifying at least one DHCT for performance testing;

    downloading a disk drive performance test application to the DHCT over a communication channel, wherein the disk drive performance test application comprises a user configurable section location table, and wherein the disk drive performance test application is implemented at random times within a pre-specified time window;

    receiving performance test results from the DHCT over the communication channel; and

    designating the DHCT as having a hard disk failure if the test results are below a threshold.

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