Automatic hard disk bad sector remapping

Details Automatic hard disk bad sector remapping Automatic hard disk bad sector remapping

1990-07-20

1992-11-24

Beausoliel, Robert W.

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371 212, 371 211, G11C 2900

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051669366

ABSTRACT:
A method for automatically remapping a disk after receiving a bad sector indication without requiring system operator intervention, initiation of a diagnostic program or system down time. When the disk controller receives the error and mirroring or parity operation is activated, a remap routine is initiated. The routine finds the bad sector in the request, builds a good track of data and stores this good track of data in a reserved area on all the disk units on the controller. The data in the reserved area is then read, and if successful, the track having the bad sector is remapped to remove the bad sector from use. The saved data is then rewritten to the track, thus restoring the disk unit to full operation. A flag is set during the process so that should power fail the process can be restarted.

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