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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Yongpeng Chng, Singapore, SG;
Lianyong Tan, Singapore, SG;
Yampheng Tham, Singapore, SG;
Huayuan Chen, Singapore, SG;
Wesley Winghung Chan, Singapore, SG;
YongPeng Chng, Singapore, SG;
LianYong Tan, Singapore, SG;
YamPheng Tham, Singapore, SG;
HuaYuan Chen, Singapore, SG;
Wesley WingHung Chan, Singapore, SG;
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus of the present invention includes partition selection circuitry configured to selectably provide individual access to multiple ones of a plurality of partitions of a data storage component by a host device without multiple partition support. The apparatus can also include the data storage component and/or the host device. The partition selection circuitry uses a logical block addressing (LBA) address generated by the host device, and an operating mode indicator indicative of a particular partition, to allow the partitions of the data storage component to be accessed by the host device without multiple partition support. Methods implemented by the apparatus are also disclosed.