Patent ID: 11966596
Assignee: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The method as claimed in claim 7, the storage system further including a hard disk drive (HDD) that is operable in a power-saving manner, wherein:
the step of the processing unit determining whether both the predetermined register value and the interrupt signal are received includes determining whether the predetermined register value received from the expander matches a preset value;
the method further comprises a step of the processing unit controlling the HDD to operate in the power-saving manner when it is determined that the predetermined register value matches the preset value and the interrupt signal has been received; and
wherein the step of the processing unit controlling the power supply to operate in the power-saving state is implemented after the step of the processing unit controlling the HDD to operate in the power-saving manner, and includes controlling the power supply to output the standby electricity without outputting the operation electricity.