Write element before read element with early servo...

Details Write element before read element with early servo... Write element before read element with early servo...

2006-10-10

2009-06-23

Nguyen, Hoa T (Department: 2627)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

General processing of a digital signal

Data clocking

C360S021000, C360S062000, C360S077060

Reexamination Certificate

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07551379

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic disk drive system in which the write element leads the read element in the tangential direction of rotation of the magnetic disk. In addition, the servo sector information is preferably arranged such that information that is not needed for write operation is placed at the end of the servo sector. In this way, the servo read operation can be terminated sooner and the write operation can initiate sooner after going over the servo sector. The write element in a write operation writes data to the data sector of a track until an end of the data sector before reaching a front end of a servo sector following the end of the data sector. The read element reads information in the servo sector needed for the write operation. The write element starts writing data in a next data sector following the servo sector after the write element reaches the next data sector and after the read element has read all information in the servo sector needed for the write operation.

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