Apparatus and method for detecting read/write gap failure and switching to an alternative read/write gap
US6111708A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/1879
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic storage device for storing and retrieving data from a magnetic medium such as a magnetic tape. The magnetic storage device includes a first write gap, a first read gap and at least one of a second write gap and a second read gap with each gap operatively associated with the magnetic medium. A controller is coupled to each gap. The controller senses an error from a gap and stores an error flag.
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