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Stepping power consumption levels in a hard disk drive to maximize performance while minimizing power consumption
Stepping power consumption levels in a hard disk drive to maximize performance while minimizing power consumption
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机译:逐步提高硬盘驱动器中的功耗级别,以在最大程度地降低功耗的同时提高性能
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Attributes of a hard disk drive are stepped between different power consumption levels to optimize the trade-off between minimizing power consumption and maximizing performance depending on whether AC or battery power is used. One attribute is the clock speed which can be changed for a number of disk drive components including the processor, the external interface bus and the memory interface bus. The system power supply voltage can further be changed in a number of components integrated together on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Further, spindle motor rotation speed can be changed, or the spindle motor spun-down. Further, actuator movement by the VCM can be controlled to provide faster movement during track seek operations when high performance is desired. Additionally, write-back caching parameters are adjusted based on the source of power for the hard drive, be it battery, AC power, or a combination.
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