Electronic device
OwnerTakaya Yamazakiinventor
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a hard disk that includes a Staggered Spin-up (SSU) terminal that determines a spin-up start condition, a control unit that outputs a command to the hard disk, a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) power supply cable that includes a hard disk drive (HDD) connector to be connected to a connector of the hard disk and a controller connector to be connected to a connector of the control unit, and a short circuit portion that connects a SSU terminal of the HDD connector to be connected to the SSU terminal and a terminal of the HDD connector to be connected to a ground potential.
Claims18
An electronic device comprising:
- a hard disk including a control terminal configured to determine a spin-up start condition;
- a control unit configured to output a command to the hard disk;
- a cable including a first connector to be connected to a connector of the hard disk and a second connector to be connected to a connector of the control unit;
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- a connection portion configured to connect a first terminal of the first connector to be connected to the control terminal and a second terminal of the first connector to be connected to a ground potential.
A cable to be connected to a connector including a control terminal configured to determine a spin-up start condition of a hard disk, the cable comprising:
- a first connector configured to be connected to the connector of the hard disk;
- a second connector configured to be connected to a connector of a control unit that outputs a command to the hard disk;
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- a connection portion configured to connect a first terminal of the first connector to be connected to the control terminal and a second terminal of the first connector to be connected to a ground potential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.