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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jun Cai, Singapore, SG;
Jeetandra Kella, Singapore, SG;
ChuanPeng Ong, Singapore, SG;
Brian T Edgar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for a seeding mechanism for error detection codes. An error detection code may be generated using specifically modified seed input and stored to data sectors not containing valid data. A data storage device may determine if read attempts are directed to an invalid sector by analysis of the stored error detection code. In some embodiments, an apparatus may determine a first error detection code stored to a target data storage sector does not match a second error detection code calculated for the target data storage sector, compare the first error detection code to a modified error code value to determine whether the target data storage sector contains valid data, and return an indication that the target data storage sector does not contain valid data when the error detection code matches the modified error code value.