Patent ID: 8638519

Claim:
A system, comprising: a monitoring module configured to monitor whether, during a first predetermined period, at least one of a read operation, a write operation, or a seek operation is performed on a platter of a storage device in response to the platter of the storage device rotating at a first speed, wherein the first predetermined period is selected based on a type of device in which the storage device is implemented; and a speed control module configured to rotate the platter of the storage device at a second speed in response to none of the read operation, the write operation, or the seek operation being performed on the platter of the storage device during the first predetermined period, wherein the second speed is (i) less than the first speed, and (ii) greater than zero, and wherein none of the read operation, the write operation, or the seek operation is performed on the platter of the storage device in response to the platter of the storage device rotating at the second speed.