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US 2008/0259489 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Generating a Servo Pattern
AssigneeXyratex Technology Limited
InventorsKeith R.C. Brady, Alistair M. Campbell, Mark J. Newland
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Abstract
A method of writing a servo pattern to a disk, wherein a servo pattern is generated in a processor. The generated servo pattern is then written to a disk. The servo pattern for a servo sector is preferably generated in a single routine.
Claims22
A method of writing a servo pattern to a disk, the method comprising:
- generating a servo pattern in at least one processor;
- and,
- writing the generated servo pattern to a disk.
Apparatus for generating a servo pattern for a disk, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor having code for generating a servo pattern;
- and,
- an output for passing the generated servo pattern to a head for writing the servo pattern to a disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.