Method and apparatus for improving removable storage performance

A host device, comprising:

• a removable memory card interface mounted within a removable memory card environment;
• and
• a removable storage card removably positionable within a slot and contactable with a thermal interface member, wherein the removable storage card includes a processor executable to:
• identify the removable memory card environment as a thermally enhanced environment or a thermally non-enhanced environment in response to an initialization of operation of the card;
• adjust a thermal control loop algorithm of the card based on the environment to reduce a predicted temperature increase per unit of processing work by the processor in response to the thermally-enhanced environment being identified;
• and
• control processing operations of the processor in response to the thermal control loop algorithm.

A method of operation of a removable storage device, comprising:

• identifying an environment around the removable storage device as a thermally enhanced environment or a thermally non-enhanced environment in response to an initialization of operation of the device;
• adjusting a thermal control loop algorithm of the removable storage device based on the environment;
• and
• controlling processing operations of a processor in response to the thermal control loop algorithm, wherein controlling processing operations comprises:
• determining an expected temperature increase according to the thermal control loop algorithm;
• and
• accepting or denying a processor work request based on the expected temperature increase and a current temperature.