Disk defect management method and disk recording and reproducing apparatus
US6205099A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a defect of a disk is provided, the disk including a plurality of tracks, each of the plurality of tracks being divided into a plurality of sectors, the method including the steps of: detecting a defective sector which cannot be traced physically among the plurality of sectors; and registering the defective sector and at least one sector following the defective sector in a defect list as defective sectors.
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