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System for reading and storing formatting information after formatting a first storage medium and using the stored formatting information to format a second storage medium

  • US 5,812,883 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1995
  • Issued: 09/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for formatting a storage medium using a storage drive, comprising the steps of:

  • formatting a first storage medium using the storage drive;

    reading the first storage medium, after the step of formatting of the first storage medium, to determine formatting information;

    storing the formatting information of the first storage medium in a nonvolatile memory of the storage drive;

    inputting a command from a user to format a second storage medium;

    reading the formatting information from the nonvolatile memory of the storage drive; and

    formatting the second storage medium using the formatting information which was read from the nonvolatile memory of the storage drive.

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