Diagnosis of an optical disk apparatus using a diagnostic method

Details Diagnosis of an optical disk apparatus using a diagnostic method Diagnosis of an optical disk apparatus using a diagnostic method

1996-06-19

1998-05-05

Hindi, Nabil

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Condition indicating, monitoring, or testing

Including radiation storage or retrieval

369 58, G11B 700

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057485895

ABSTRACT:
An optical disk apparatus that does not need the intervention of a host apparatus, such as a host computer, performs a diagnostic method of checking the optical disk apparatus for diagnosis using a diagnostic optical disk medium. Upon the detection of the loading of a diagnostic optical disk medium into an optical disk apparatus, an optical head reads diagnostic information written beforehand on the diagnostic optical disk medium, and a diagnostic operation is carried out to diagnose a writing or reading operation of the optical disk apparatus under the control of a main control circuit without requiring the intervention of a host computer. The results of diagnosis are written on the diagnostic optical disk medium or provided in some other fashion. If the results are stored on the disk, the host computer makes reference to the stored results when necessary.

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