System and method for onboard HDD defragmentation and combining multiple G-list entries
US7155592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/023
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A HDD defragments itself while idle or in self-test when a defragmentation count exceeds a threshold. Also, the HDD combines G-list entries when a discontinuity count and a G-list entry density are both over a threshold.
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