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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Takahiro Saitoh, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Kibashi, Zama, JP;
Kenji Okada, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Ohzeki, Yokohama, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A disk device and a method are described for reassigning data areas (e.g. sectors) which minimize the reduction in the data transfer rate when alternate data areas are used to replace defective areas. The disk device uses a plurality of data zones with spare areas allocated in each data zone. An alternate area is allocated (a) in the spare area within the data zone where the error occurs and (b) at an angular position offset more than a predetermined angle from a position of the data in which the error occurs. The offset angle allows the device time to seek to the alternate area, read the alternate area and seek back to the area following the defective area within a single rotation of the disk.