Defect scanning for a disk drive
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1. A disk drive comprising:
- a disk constructed to have a plurality of tracks on the disk for storing data;
a head including a write element constructed to concurrently write data in more than one track on the disk and a read element constructed to read data written in tracks on the disk; and
a controller configured to;
control the write element to write test data concurrently in more than one track on the disk; and
control the read element to read data written in the more than one track to detect defects on the disk.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for performing defect scanning on a disk drive which includes a disk constructed to have tracks written on the disk for storing data. Test data is concurrently written in more than one track on the disk and the data written to the more than one track is read to detect defects on the disk.
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1. A disk drive comprising:
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a disk constructed to have a plurality of tracks on the disk for storing data; a head including a write element constructed to concurrently write data in more than one track on the disk and a read element constructed to read data written in tracks on the disk; and a controller configured to; control the write element to write test data concurrently in more than one track on the disk; and control the read element to read data written in the more than one track to detect defects on the disk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A defect scanning method for a disk drive, wherein the disk drive includes a disk constructed to have a plurality of tracks on the disk for storing data, the method comprising:
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concurrently writing test data in more than one track on the disk using a head of the disk drive; and reading data written in the more than one track to detect defects on the disk. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A defect scanning method for a disk drive, wherein the disk drive includes a disk constructed to have a plurality of tracks on the disk for storing data, the method comprising:
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receiving a defect scan command and test data from a test system; concurrently writing the test data in more than one track on the disk using a head of the disk drive; reading data written in the more than one track to detect defects on the disk; creating defect mapping data based on errors detected in reading the data written in the more than one track; and sending the defect mapping data to the test system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A test system for performing defect scanning on a disk drive, wherein the disk drive includes a disk constructed to have a plurality of tracks for storing data, the test system comprising:
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a memory storing test data; a processor configured to create a defect scan command for the disk drive so that the test data is concurrently written to more than one track on the disk using a head of the disk drive and so that the data written in the more than one track is read by the disk drive to detect defects on the disk; and a disk drive interface to send the defect scan command and test data to the disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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