Global Patent Index - EP 1149380 A1

EP 1149380 A1 20011031 - METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSIENT WRITE ERRORS IN A DISK DRIVE AND FOR DIFFERENTIATING TRANSIENT WRITE ERRORS FROM PERMANENT MEDIA DAMAGE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSIENT WRITE ERRORS IN A DISK DRIVE AND FOR DIFFERENTIATING TRANSIENT WRITE ERRORS FROM PERMANENT MEDIA DAMAGE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG VON VORÜBERGEHENDEN SCHREIBFEHLERN IN EINEM PLATTENLAUFWERK UND ZUR UNTERSCHEIDUNG ZWISCHEN VORÜBERGEHENDEN SCHREIBFEHLERN VON PERMANENTEN MEDIENSCHADEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETECTER DES ERREURS EN ECRITURE PASSAGERES DANS UN LECTEUR DE DISQUE ET DE DIFFERENCIER LES ERREURS EN ECRITURE PASSAGERES DES DETERIORATIONS DEFINITIVES DU SUPPORT

Publication

EP 1149380 A1 20011031 (EN)

Application

EP 00965249 A 20000921

Priority

  • US 0025889 W 20000921
  • US 41419999 A 19991007

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0127924A1] Methods are provided for detecting transient write errors based on difficulty in reading pre-recorded information on a disk such as servo marks, ID marks, etc. In the event of such a difficulty, the disk drive will automatically read the data it just wrote. If errors were encountered during this write process, the disk drive will either rewrite the data or report errors to the host system which will in most cases issue a rewrite operation. The methods also distinguish between transient errors and permanent media damage and reallocate permanent disk damages to prevent further loss.

IPC 1-7

G11B 20/18; G11B 27/36; G11B 19/04; G11B 33/14

IPC 8 full level

G11B 20/10 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 20/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G11B 20/1816 (2013.01 - EP KR); G11B 20/1879 (2013.01 - EP KR); G11B 2020/1823 (2013.01 - KR); G11B 2220/20 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0127924A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0127924 A1 20010419; AU 7599300 A 20010423; EP 1149380 A1 20011031; JP 2003511813 A 20030325; KR 20010101145 A 20011114; TW 513696 B 20021211

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0025889 W 20000921; AU 7599300 A 20000921; EP 00965249 A 20000921; JP 2001530858 A 20000921; KR 20017007122 A 20010607; TW 89120977 A 20001007