Applying a pre-erase or pre-condition field to a hard disk before writing data to the hard disk
US10366711B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2508
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pattern is pre-written using a pre-erase or pre-conditioning magnetic field applied within at least part of a target track of a hard disk via a first write transducer prior to the target track being written. Subsequent to the pre-writing, target user data is written to the part of the target track.
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