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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin S. Quillen, Berthoud, CO (US);
Edwin S. Olds, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Danny J. Kastler, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3268 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adjusting power and/or performance settings of a data storage device (DSD) in a system including the DSD and a host in communication with the DSD. A driver executed on the host defines user settings for the DSD and determines a state of the system. The driver commands the DSD to adjust power and/or performance settings for the DSD based on the state of the system and the user settings.