Data storage apparatus for disk array
US5659677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4813
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage disk device for a RAID disk array is disclosed, comprising a rotatably mounted disk having a data storage surface; a first head for reading data from and writing data to the data storage surface; with a second head for reading data from the data storage surface; and control means for executing a write operation to a sector, said write operation including reading the contents of the sector via the second head for subsequent processing and writing new data to the sector via the first head, the first and second heads being arranged with respect to the data storage surface so that the new data can be written to the sector on the same revolution of the disk as the reading operation. The addition of a second head to the disk storage device improves performance of the disk device for RAID applications.
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