Configuring a disk drive to support a targeted storage format

Details Configuring a disk drive to support a targeted storage format Configuring a disk drive to support a targeted storage format

2006-06-06

2006-06-06

Vital, Pierre M. (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

Reexamination Certificate

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07058759

ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for configuring a disk drive to support a targeted storage format for at least one surface of a disk on the disk drive, wherein the disk drive comprises a disk drive control system for executing a first firmware code image corresponding to the targeted storage format. The method includes receiving in the control system a format-selection parameter relating to a format-specific code portion selected from a plurality of format-specific sub-portions wherein each sub-portion corresponds to a specific storage format. The method further includes configuring the firmware code image by the control system from the selected format-specific sub-portion and a second code portion wherein the second code portion is executable by the control system for each of the format-specific sub-portions; and executing the configured firmware code image by the control system wherein the executing configures the control system to support the targeted storage format.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6314072 (2001-11-01), Ohmi
patent: 2002/0103981 (2002-08-01), Smith et al.
patent: 2003/0149852 (2003-08-01), Kang

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