Data sector error handling mechanism
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1. A method of handling errors in a system comprising:
- determining a number of sectors to be accessed;
accessing all sectors of the number of sectors during a first access routine;
identifying error sectors in the number of sectors; and
accessing the error sectors during a second access routine.
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Abstract
A method is provided for handling errors in a data storage system. The method includes determining a number of sectors to be accessed. Also, all sectors from the number of sectors are accessed during a first access routine. Next, error sectors are identified and the error sectors are accessed during a second access routine.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of handling errors in a system comprising:
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determining a number of sectors to be accessed;
accessing all sectors of the number of sectors during a first access routine;
identifying error sectors in the number of sectors; and
accessing the error sectors during a second access routine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data storage system, comprising:
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a storage medium;
a head configured to access data from the storage medium;
a buffer memory; and
a controller configured to determine a number of sectors to be accessed from the storage medium, access all sectors of the number of sectors on the storage medium during a first routine, identify error sectors from the number of sectors and access the error sectors during a second routine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data storage system, comprising:
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a storage medium;
a head configured to access sectors on the storage medium;
means for identifying error sectors during a first access routine and means for accessing the error sectors during a second access routine. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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