Method for preventing over-heating of a device within a data processing system

A computer-readable device having a computer program product for preventing over-heating of a device within an information processing system, said computer-readable device comprising:

• program code for determining whether or not a power status of an information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, wherein said information processing system includes a target device;
• program code for, in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, turning on a power switch of said target device;
• program code for, in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is not set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, determining whether or not said target device is set to operate based on a user's setting;
• program code for, in response to a determination that said target device is set to operate based on said user's setting, turning on said power switch of said target device;
• and
• program code for, in response to a determination that said target device is not set to operate based on said user's setting, turning off said power switch of said target device.

An information processing system comprising:

• a target device having a power switch;
• a power supply device, coupled to said target device;
• and
• a management module, coupled to said power supply device, for
• determining whether or not a power status of said information processing system is set to turn on a main power of said power supply device;
• in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is set to turn on said main power of said power supply device, turning on said power switch of said target device;
• in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is not set to turn on said main power of said power supply device, determining whether or not said target device is set to operate based on a user's setting;
• in response to a determination that said target device is set to operate based on said user's setting, turning on said power switch of said target device;
• and
• in response to a determination that said target device is not set to operate based on said user's setting, turning off said power switch of said target device.