Disk drive maintaining multiple logs to expedite boot...

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2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Du, Thuan N (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000, C711S163000, C711S173000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07900037

ABSTRACT:
A disk drive is disclosed wherein during a first boot operation, first boot data is transmitted from a first plurality of data sectors to a host, and a first log identifying the first plurality of data sectors is maintained. During a second boot operation, second boot data is transmitted from a second plurality of data sectors to the host, and a second log identifying the second plurality of data sectors is maintained. During a third boot operation, data sectors identified by the first and/or second logs are pre-fetched into a cache.

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Office Action dated Oct. 22, 2010 from U.S. Appl. No. 12/030,042, 12 pages.

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