Patent ID: 11921653
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising:
performing the following in a data storage device comprising an interface and a memory:
detecting whether a cable connected with the data storage device is providing a first cable orientation signal or a second cable orientation signal;
in response to detecting that the cable is providing the first cable orientation signal, using a first channel configuration to communicate with a host via the cable;
in response to detecting that the cable is providing the second cable orientation signal, using a second channel configuration to communicate with the host via the cable; and
in response to detecting that the cable is providing neither the first nor the second cable orientation signals either due to a lack of an orientation-handling circuit in the cable or due to the cable comprising the orientation-handling circuit but the first or the second channel configuration signal being undetectable due to noise or invalid information, using a default channel configuration to communicate with the host via the cable.