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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Yuan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian Rigney, Louisville, CO (US);
Lin Guo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Don Brunnett, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Stanley H. Shepherd, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Yuan Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian Rigney, Louisville, CO (US);
Lin Guo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Don Brunnett, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Stanley H. Shepherd, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
Track pitch for writing tracks on a disk is determined based on an available stroke across the disk. The available stroke is identified by searching across the disk for where information can be written and read. The track pitch is determined for writing tracks on the disk based on the available stroke across the disk. Tracks are written on the disk based on the determined track pitch.