Patent ID: 7460325

Claim:
An information recording/reproduction apparatus employing an 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 magnetic disk, a temperature sensor sensing temperature in a casing of said hard disk device, and a monitor portion outputting a first signal indicating how many times writing said data signal is retried and a second signal indicating a result of sensing by said temperature sensor, the information recording/reproduction apparatus comprising: a second write/read portion writing/reading a data signal to/from said optical 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 a temperature exceeding a predetermined temperature after said first signal indicates that writing said data signal is retried more than a predetermined number of times.