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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
David M. Davis, Portsmouth, GB;
Alexander C. Worrall, Waterlooville, GB;
David M. Davis, Portsmouth, GB;
Alexander C. Worrall, Waterlooville, GB;
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a data storage system and a method of cooling storage media within a data storage system. The data storage system comprises an enclosure; plural drawer structures each containing plural storage media such as disk drives, wherein the storage media are arranged such that air can pass vertically within the system through and between at least 2 of the plural drawers thereby to cool the disk drives in the system by a vertical flow of air within the system; and air flow generating means to generate a vertical flow of air through the drawers.