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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

David R. Hall, Rochester, MN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/5526 (2013.01); G11B 5/09 (2013.01); G11B 5/4813 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, comprising one or more disks; at least one actuator mechanism configured to position at least a first head proximate to a first disk surface and a second head proximate to a second disk surface; and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to: assign logical tracks to physical tracks of the disk surfaces such that a respective logical track comprises: at least a portion of sectors of a primary physical track, the primary physical track being on the first disk surface; and at least a portion of sectors of a donor physical track, the donor physical track being on the second disk surface. The one or more processing devices are configured to perform, using the first head and the second head, a data access operation with at least one of the logical tracks.


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