SYSTEM FOR TESTING HARD DISK DRIVES

摘要

A MULTI-TESTING SYSTEM FOR A NUMBER OF HARD DISK DRIVES (HDDS)(40) IS DESCRIBED. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A HIGH TEMPERATURE BURN IN CHAMBER(30) FOR THE HDDS (60) AND A CONTROL CHAMBER, ISOLATED FROM THE BURN-IN CHAMBER BY A PARTITION WALL, FOR A PLURALITY OF HDD TEST COMPUTERS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH THE HDDS. EACH TEST COMPUTER HAS A PLURALITY OF ADAPTERS CONNECTED TO IT TO ALLOW DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF THE HDDS AND THE HDD TEST COMPUTER. A HOST COMPUTER CONTROLS INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BURN-IN CHAMBER AND THE HDD TEST COMPUTERS