Patent ID: 11928036
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A storage device comprising:
a memory; and
a controller configured to store and retrieve data in the memory, the controller comprising firmware that manages operation of internal processes of the storage device,
wherein the controller is configured to:
execute a boot up of the storage device;
determine whether an instruction for pseudo boot up of the storage device has been received;
switch from the boot up to a pseudo boot up of the storage device if an instruction for pseudo boot up has been received, the pseudo boot up restoring the storage device to a prior operational state up to a point in time when the storage device encountered a failure triggering event that caused the storage device to enter a failure mode; and
resume operation of the storage device from the prior operational state.