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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas E. Linnell, Northborough, MA (US);
Phillip J. Roux, Sutton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Linnell, Northborough, MA (US);
Phillip J. Roux, Sutton, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 6/00 (2006.01); H02K 29/08 (2006.01); G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is used in powering disk drive spinup. A disk drive is powered with a primary power source and is temporarily powered with a secondary power source in addition to the primary power source. The secondary power source powers the disk drive when the disk drive is spinning up.