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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Corrington, Tustin, CA (US);
Steve M Buu, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micronet Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 71 ; 360 9701 ;
Abstract
In a housing for removable computer mass-storage drives, commands coming in over a computer bus direct a removable mass-storage drive to spin down. Electronics in the housing detects that a removable mass-storage drive has begun to spin down by sensing the amount of current it is using. Following a delay period which is set by jumpers on the removable mass-storage drive itself, to allow for spin down to complete, the housing actuates a latch which releases the removable mass-storage drive and allows the user to remove it.