Recording density setting method and magnetic disk device

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a recording density setting method includes performing first process and performing second process. The first process including recording and reading data on and from a disk medium of a magnetic disk device, and acquiring first information for setting the read data to satisfy a certain quality criterion. The first information represents a first shape of a first plurality of unit regions. Each of the a first plurality of unit regions is a recording region of a unit capacity. The second process includes acquiring second information representing a second shape of the first plurality of unit regions, and setting a recording density on the basis of the second information. The second shape is formed by adding margin regions having the same area to the first plurality of unit regions of the first shape.

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