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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Paul M. Green, Hollister, CA (US);
David H. Jen, San Jose, CA (US);
Remmelt Pit, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0614 (2013.01); G06F 3/0634 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0676 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a storage device includes detecting a cumulative usage condition associated with the storage device, comparing the cumulative usage condition to a usage value, and adjusting the operation of the storage device based on the comparison. Another method of controlling a storage device includes detecting an operating condition associated with the storage device, comparing the operating condition to a warranty condition, and limiting the operation of the storage device to read-only operation based on the comparison.