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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Robert Akira Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tohru Sumiyoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Yamato, JP;
Robert Akira Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tohru Sumiyoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiko Terashita, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed to provide power to a plurality of data storage devices disposed in a data storage system. The data storage system comprises a system controller comprising a data storage device power-up algorithm and a plurality of data storage devices, where each of the plurality of data storage devices cannot automatically provide a device present signal. The method detects the presence of each of the plurality of data storage devices, and then provides power to each of the detected data storage devices using the data storage device power-up algorithm.