Fixed- block architecture embedded servo disk drive without data

Details Fixed- block architecture embedded servo disk drive without data Fixed- block architecture embedded servo disk drive without data

1995-06-06

1997-03-25

Hindi, Nabil

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Condition indicating, monitoring, or testing

Including radiation storage or retrieval

3692753, 369 48, G11B 700

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056151900

ABSTRACT:
A data recording disk drive is provided with a fixed block architecture sector format that eliminates the ID region. The servo region contains sector identification information in the form of a start-of-track indicating mark recorded in a selected sector of each track and a start-of sector indicating mark recorded in each sector. A full track number identifier is encoded in the position field within the servo region of each sector. A look-up table is built at format time to map bad sectors out of the disk drive. The table contains entries for each cluster of contiguous bad sectors, and is searched at runtime to provide conversion of logical sector location identifiers to physical sector location identifiers.

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