Server and control method thereof
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsCheng Kuang HSIEH, Han-Chieh KUAN
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Abstract
A server including a first storage unit, a control unit, and a host is provided. The first storage unit enters a first sleep mode or a second sleep mode according to a first control signal. When operating in the first sleep mode, the storage unit has a first power consumption value. When operating in the second sleep mode, the storage unit has a second power consumption value that is different from the first power consumption value. The control unit adjusts the first control signal according to a switching signal. The host generates the switching signal according to an access state of the first storage unit.
Claims20
A server, comprising:
- a first storage unit entering a first sleep mode or a second sleep mode according to a first control signal, wherein when operating in the first sleep mode, the storage unit has a first power consumption value, when operating in the second sleep mode, the storage unit has a second power consumption value that is different from the first power consumption value;
- a control unit adjusting the first control signal according to a switching signal;
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- a host generating the switching signal according to an access state of the first storage unit.
A control method controlling a first storage unit, comprising:
- directing the first storage unit to enter a first sleep mode or a second sleep mode according to the access state of the first storage unit, wherein when entering the first sleep mode, the first storage unit has a first power consumption value, and when entering the second sleep mode, the first storage unit has a second power consumption value that is different from the first power consumption value;
- determining whether an access request has been received;
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- directing the first storage unit to leave the first or second sleep mode when the access request has been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.