Controlling a solid state disk (SSD) device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8775864
APP PUB NO 20120042211A1
SERIAL NO

13260768

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A mechanism is provided for controlling a solid state disk. A failure detector detects a failure in the solid state disk. Responsive to failure detector detecting a failure, a status degrader sets a degraded status indicator for the solid state disk. Responsive to the degraded status indicator, a degraded status controller maintains the solid state disk in operation in a degraded operation mode.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Joanna K Hursley, GB 21 183
Venturi, Ronald J Winchester, GB 10 75

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