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Apparatus, system, and method for managing data storage

  • US 8,412,978 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2012
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing data storage, the method comprising:

  • determining that an error correcting code (ECC) block comprises uncorrectable errors, the ECC block stored across a plurality of memory devices;

    iteratively substituting replacement data, within data of the ECC block, for individual memory devices of the plurality of memory devices to form substitute ECC blocks until one of the substitute ECC blocks is correctable using the error correcting code for the ECC block; and

    providing corrected data from the correctable one of the substitute ECC blocks.

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