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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Kwok Alfred Yeung, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kin Ming Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kwok Alfred Yeung, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kin Ming Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Link—A—Media Devices Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for controlling a group of logic included in a hard disk drive system, is performed by obtaining an access instruction associated with accessing a target location in a disk included in the hard disk system. A number of units until the target location is accessed is calculated. It is determined whether to put the group of logic into a lower power state based at least in part on the number of units until the target location is accessed and a warm up time associated with the group of logic; in the event it is determined to do so, the group of logic is put into the lower power state.