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Method and apparatus for rewriting program executed in disk drive

  • US 20040022096A1
  • Filed: 05/15/2003
  • Published: 02/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of rewriting a program stored in a nonvolatile memory in a disk drive in which control including that of accesses to a disk medium is executed in accordance with the program, the method comprising:

  • writing a program specified by a program transfer command for transfer of a program, to the disk medium upon receiving the program transfer command from a host system; and

    executing an activating process to activate the disk drive in accordance with the program stored in the nonvolatile memory when the disk drive is powered on, the executing an activating process including rewriting the program stored in the nonvolatile memory using the program written to the disk medium according to the program transfer command.

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