Optical disk drive capable of reducing power consumption
AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorsDalong Yuan, Xiaogang Wang, Xianqun Yi
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AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorsDalong Yuan, Xiaogang Wang, Xianqun Yi
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The present invention provides an optical disc drive and computer. The optical disc drive comprises: a tray for laying a disc therein; a drive means connected to the tray; and a control circuit for connecting the drive means and a power supply of a computer connected to the optical disc drive, wherein the drive means establishes an electrical connection with the power supply via the control circuit. The control circuit comprises: a determination unit for determining whether a optical disc drive power-off condition is valid and acquiring a determination result; and a power supply control unit for transmitting a power-off instruction to a computer host when the determination result indicates that the optical disc drive power-off condition is valid. The power-off instruction is configured for instructing the computer to control the power supply to stop supplying power to the control circuit and the drive means. The present invention enables complete power-off of the optical disc drive so that electrical power consumption is reduced to a maximum degree.
An optical disc drive, comprising:
A computer, comprising:
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