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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2025
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Tagami, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk device according to an embodiment includes: a magnetic disk including a plurality of tracks; a magnetic head that performs data reading and data writing on the magnetic disk; a plurality of servo regions that is provided in each of the plurality of tracks, and at least partially includes a first physical pattern, the first physical pattern being a physical pattern after writing of a first data pattern including position information of each of the plurality of tracks; and a controller that controls the magnetic head, wherein the plurality of servo regions includes one of a first servo region including the first physical pattern, and a second servo region including a second physical pattern, the second physical pattern being a physical pattern after writing of a second data pattern different from the first data pattern, for each of the plurality of tracks, and the controller performs determination as to which of the first and second physical patterns a third servo region has, the third servo region being one of a servo region among the plurality of servo regions included in the plurality of tracks.