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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
George J. Bennett, Murrieta, CA (US);
Steven R. Vasquez, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
George J. Bennett, Murrieta, CA (US);
Steven R. Vasquez, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk having a plurality of tracks, wherein each track comprises a plurality of data sectors. The disk drive further comprises a head actuated over the disk, and control circuitry fabricated on a die. A plurality of disk access commands are received from a host and stored in a command queue, wherein each disk access command identifies at least one data sector. A temperature of the die is determined, and a first disk access command is selected from the command queue in response to the die temperature.