公开(公告)号：US06467153B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US08873230

申请日：1997-06-11

申请人： William Orson Butts ,  Mostafa Pakzad ,  Mohammad Sarraf

发明人： William Orson Butts ,  Mostafa Pakzad ,  Mohammad Sarraf

IPC分类号： G11B5455

CPC分类号： G11B25/043 ,  G11B5/4826 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  Y10T29/49004 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49036

摘要： A method for manufacturing a disk drive includes assembling the head disk assembly in a clean room, performing servo writing upon the head disk assembly in the clean room, and performing a head disk assembly test upon the head disk assembly in the clean room. The head disk assembly is then connected to the controller printed circuit board assembly to form a drive-under-test. The drive-under-test is then transported to an integrated test system and electrically connected thereto. The integrated tests system then performs substantially all of the required manufacturing tests upon the drive-under-test, thereby substantially reducing the labor and floor space associated therewith.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器的制造方法包括将头盘组件组装在洁净室中，对清洁室内的头盘组件执行伺服写入，以及对洁净室中的头盘组件执行头盘组件测试。 头盘组件然后连接到控制器印刷电路板组件以形成未被测试的驱动器。 然后，驱动器下测试被传送到集成测试系统并与其电连接。 综合测试系统然后在被测驱动器下进行基本上所有的所需制造测试，从而显着地减少了与之相关联的劳动力和楼面空间。

公开(公告)号：US07634375B1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US11190281

申请日：2005-07-26

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Minh H. Trinh

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Minh H. Trinh

IPC分类号： G01D3/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G01R31/00 ,  H01R12/00

CPC分类号： G11B25/043

摘要： Disclosed is a multi-drive adaptor that includes at least two disk drive ports, a connector, and a communication path. The connector is configured to receive at least one disk drive command transmitted according to a serial protocol from a serial controller. The communication path connects the at least two disk drive ports to the connector and is configured to communicate the at least one disk drive command received at the connector to each of the at least two ports. In some embodiments the connector includes a parallel connector, and the communication path includes serial-to-parallel bridges, each serial-to-parallel bridge coupled to the parallel connector and further coupled to a respective one of the at least two ports. In some embodiments the serial controller is a SATA controller. In some embodiments the connector is a parallel ATA (PATA) connector. In some embodiments the communication path includes a port multiplier.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种多驱动适配器，其包括至少两个盘驱动器端口，连接器和通信路径。 连接器被配置为从串行控制器接收根据串行协议传送的至少一个磁盘驱动器命令。 通信路径将至少两个磁盘驱动器端口连接到连接器，并且被配置为将在连接器处接收的至少一个磁盘驱动器命令传达到至少两个端口中的每一个。 在一些实施例中，连接器包括并联连接器，并且通信路径包括串并联桥，每个串并联桥耦合到并联连接器，并进一步耦合到至少两个端口中的相应一个。 在一些实施例中，串行控制器是SATA控制器。 在一些实施例中，连接器是并行ATA（PATA）连接器。 在一些实施例中，通信路径包括端口倍增器。

公开(公告)号：US07596722B1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US11353352

申请日：2006-02-14

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang ,  Boon Nee Yang

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang ,  Boon Nee Yang

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G11B19/048 ,  G11B20/1883 ,  G11B2220/20

摘要： A multi-cell disk drive test system that provides for asynchronous software module updates that includes a test platform, one or more test manager computers (TMCs), and a test coordinator computer (TCC). The test platform includes a plurality of cells in which each cell is configured to receive and to provide communication with a disk drive. The TCC is configured to communicate with one or more TMCs and to store a plurality of updated software module versions. After a disk drive is determined to be in an appropriate cell, the TMC: determines a test step to be performed on the disk drive and a cell software module currently stored for the cell; determines if an updated software module version associated with the test step is stored on the TCC, and if so, downloads the updated software module version, and updates the TMC with the updated cell software module version.

摘要翻译： 提供包括测试平台，一个或多个测试管理器计算机（TMC）和测试协调器计算机（TCC））的异步软件模块更新的多单元磁盘驱动器测试系统。 测试平台包括多个单元，其中每个单元被配置为接收并提供与磁盘驱动器的通信。 TCC配置为与一个或多个TMC通信并存储多个更新的软件模块版本。 在确定磁盘驱动器处于适当的单元中之后，TMC：确定要在磁盘驱动器上执行的测试步骤以及当前为该单元格存储的单元软件模块; 确定与测试步骤相关联的更新的软件模块版本是否存储在TCC上，如果是，则下载更新的软件模块版本，并更新具有更新的单元软件模块版本的TMC。

公开(公告)号：US08369073B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12895816

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Minh N. Trinh ,  Mostafa Pakzad ,  Suleyman Attila Yolar ,  Peter H. Greilach ,  Henry Kuo ,  Linh G. Tran

发明人： Minh N. Trinh ,  Mostafa Pakzad ,  Suleyman Attila Yolar ,  Peter H. Greilach ,  Henry Kuo ,  Linh G. Tran

IPC分类号： H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00

CPC分类号： G11B33/126 ,  G06F1/187 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： A multiple hard drive connection system includes a first backplane, a second backplane, and a card assembly. The first backplane includes a pass-through and a first socket, and couples to a control system such that the first socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The second backplane is adjacent to and spaced apart from the first backplane, includes a second socket aligned with the pass-through, and couples to the control system such that the second socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The card assembly includes a first edge card connected to the first socket and a second edge card extending through the pass-through and connected to the second socket. The card assembly couples to a hard drive such that the hard drive is in electrical communication with the control system via the first backplane, the second backplane, and the card assembly.

摘要翻译： 多硬盘驱动器连接系统包括第一背板，第二背板和卡组件。 第一背板包括通过和第一插座，并且耦合到控制系统，使得第一插座与控制系统电连通。 第二背板与第一背板相邻并间隔开，包括与通过对准的第二插座，并且耦合到控制系统，使得第二插座与控制系统电连通。 卡组件包括连接到第一插座的第一边缘卡和延伸穿过并连接到第二插座的第二边缘卡。 卡组件耦合到硬盘驱动器，使得硬盘驱动器经由第一背板，第二背板和卡组件与控制系统电连通。

公开(公告)号：US07076391B1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US10286146

申请日：2002-10-31

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Minh N. Trinh ,  Ronald L. Nelson ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  James M. Mang ,  Suleyman Attila Yolar

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Minh N. Trinh ,  Ronald L. Nelson ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  James M. Mang ,  Suleyman Attila Yolar

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G11B25/043

摘要： An asynchronous system for testing disk drives includes a test platform that includes a plurality of slots for receiving and for providing communication with drives. The slots are segregated into a plurality of groups configured to satisfy predetermined environmental, communication bandwidth and test schedule requirements of the drives to be loaded therein. An automated loader/unloader is configured to selectively load drives into and out of the platform and to move drives between the plurality of groups. A module controller is assigned to each group of slots, each module controller being coupled to the slots of its assigned group and configured to administer at least one test to drives loaded in its assigned group while insuring that the predetermined environmental, communication bandwidth and test schedule requirements of its assigned group remain satisfied. A test matrix controller controls the loader/unloader to asynchronously move each drive that passes the test(s) administered in one group to a selected empty slot of another group for administration of a next test, to asynchronously move each drive that completes or fails the series of tests out of the platform. The moving steps are carried out without compromising the respective environmental, communication bandwidth and test schedule requirements of the plurality of groups.

摘要翻译： 用于测试磁盘驱动器的异步系统包括测试平台，该测试平台包括用于接收和提供与驱动器的通信的多个插槽。 槽被隔离成多个组，其被配置为满足要加载的驱动器的预定环境，通信带宽和测试计划要求。 自动加载器/卸载器被配置为选择性地将驱动器加载到平台中并将其移出并且在多个组之间移动驱动器。 模块控制器被分配给每组时隙，每个模块控制器耦合到其分配组的时隙，并且被配置为对加载在其分配组中的驱动器执行至少一个测试，同时确保预定的环境，通信带宽和测试时间表 其指定组的要求仍然满意。 测试矩阵控制器控制加载器/卸载器以异步方式将通过一组中管理的测试的每个驱动器移动到另一个组的选定空插槽，以管理下一个测试，以异步移动完成或失败的每个驱动器 系列测试出了平台。 移动步骤在不影响多个组的相应环境，通信带宽和测试时间表要求的情况下进行。

公开(公告)号：US07912666B1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11287723

申请日：2005-11-28

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang

IPC分类号： G06F11/26 ,  G06F11/273

CPC分类号： G11B20/1816 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B2220/2516

摘要： Disclosed is a system and method for disk drive grouping in a multi-cell disk drive test system. A test platform includes a plurality of cells. Each cell is configured to receive and to provide communication with a disk drive. An automated loader/unloader is coupled to a test computer and is responsive to the test computer. The automated loader/unloader is configured to identify disk drives and to selectively load and unload disk drives into and out of the plurality of cells. Particularly, once the automated loader/unloader has identified a first disk drive, the test computer is configured to: determine a grouping criteria based upon the first disk drive; detect a subsequent disk drive having the same grouping criteria as the first disk drive; and cause the automated loader/unloader to load the subsequent disk drive into one of the plurality of cells.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于多单元磁盘驱动器测试系统中的磁盘驱动器分组的系统和方法。 测试平台包括多个单元。 每个单元被配置为接收和提供与磁盘驱动器的通信。 自动加载器/卸载器耦合到测试计算机并响应于测试计算机。 自动加载器/卸载器被配置为识别磁盘驱动器并且选择性地将磁盘驱动器加载和卸载到多个单元中。 特别地，一旦自动加载器/卸载机已经识别出第一个磁盘驱动器，则测试计算机被配置为：基于第一个磁盘驱动器确定分组标准; 检测具有与第一磁盘驱动器相同的分组标准的后续磁盘驱动器; 并使自动加载器/卸载器将后续的磁盘驱动器加载到多个单元之一中。