Method and apparatus for formatting storage medium

Details Method and apparatus for formatting storage medium Method and apparatus for formatting storage medium

2011-05-24

2011-05-24

Gu, Shawn X (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S112000, C711S156000, C711S170000

Reexamination Certificate

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07949842

ABSTRACT:
A method for formatting a storage medium. The method includes saving management information associated with data that is to be protected from the formatting, the management information indicating where the data to be protected is stored, formatting a management information area of the storage medium where the management information is stored, and recovering the saved management information to the management information area of the storage medium such that the data to be protected is accessible.

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