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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Jorge Campello, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bruce A. Wilson, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard New, San Jose, CA (US);
Jorge Campello, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bruce A. Wilson, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard New, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a system for monitoring a storage device for usage and warranty. In one embodiment, a data storage apparatus comprises a nonvolatile storage; and a data storage controller configured to store a log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage. The log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage is not resettable. Storing of the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage cannot be disabled.