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Hard disk drive protection system and method

  • US 7,944,642 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2009
  • Issued: 05/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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 in part on a quantity of fast park cycles processed by the hard disk drive.

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