Patent ID: 7502190
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An information recording/reproduction apparatus employing an exchangeable optical disk and an incorporated hard disk device to record/reproduce information, said hard disk device including a magnetic disk, a first write/read portion writing/reading a data signal to/from said optical disk, a temperature sensor sensing temperature in a casing of said hard disk device, and a monitor portion outputting a first signal indicating a result of sensing by said temperature sensor and a second signal indicating how many times writing said data signal is retried, the information recording/reproduction apparatus comprising: a second write/read portion writing/reading a data signal to/from said magnetic disk; a cooling fan device for cooling an interior of a casing of the information recording/reproduction apparatus; and a control portion receiving said first and second signals output from said hard disk device to drive said cooling fan device when said second signal indicates that writing said data signal is retried more than a predetermined number of times after said first signal indicates a temperature exceeding a predetermined temperature.