Disk drive formatting

Details Disk drive formatting Disk drive formatting

1985-03-04

1987-10-27

Stellar, George G.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Automatic control of a recorder mechanism

Controlling the head

360 78, G11B 554

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047033711

ABSTRACT:
A method of formatting a drive system for a magnetic data storage disk which eliminates the need for track-zero sensors. According to the method, formatting is begun at a first crash stop and proceeds across the disk to the opposite crash stop, in incremental steps from track to track.

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