Formatting a data storage medium to a desired block format

Details Formatting a data storage medium to a desired block format Formatting a data storage medium to a desired block format

2007-02-20

2007-02-20

Elmore, Stephen C. (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Memory configuring

C711S154000, C711S156000, C711S158000, C711S114000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10816897

ABSTRACT:
A method, system and program product of block formatting a data storage medium in or to be added to an array of data storage media to a desired block format, the method comprising in one embodiment, writing initially only to any region of the data storage media that will be read during initialization of the array of data storage media; and setting a write size for writing steps to be performed after initialization to be greater than or equal to a read size.

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