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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001

Filed:

May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

David Drouin, Milpitas, CA (US);

Vien N Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Stephen R. Jackson, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Castlewood Systems, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ;
Abstract

A technique for formatting a magnetic disk for a removable magnetic cartridge includes the steps of providing the magnetic disk having a top surface and a bottom surface, writing a first servo track onto the top surface, the first servo track having a portion including a first gray code, a first position burst, and a second position burst, writing a second servo track onto the top surface adjacent to the first servo track, the second servo track having a portion including a second gray code, the second position burst, and a third position burst, and writing a third servo track onto the top surface adjacent to the second servo track, the third servo track having a portion including the second gray code, the third position burst and a fourth position burst, wherein a first data track comprises the first servo track, the second servo track and the third servo track.


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