Variable mode multi-media data object storage device

A disk drive for storing multi-media data objects, comprising:

• a magnetic disk;
• at least one individually selectable disk speed for reading;
• at least one individually selectable disk speed for writing, wherein the disk speed for writing is faster than the disk speed for reading;
• a plurality of write heads for writing multi-media object data to the disk;
• and
• one read head for reading multi-media object data from the and
• a control microprocessor for dividing the object data into a number of parts equal to the number of the plurality of write heads.

A variable mode disk drive for storing multi-media data objects operating at a first read speed and at a second write speed, comprising:

• a bus interface for providing input data to a buffer while the disk drive operates in a write mode, and for transferring output data from the buffer while the disk drive operates in a read mode;
• a slider mechanism for positioning one read head and a plurality of write heads over a magnetic disk;
• read and write electronics for processing data for transfer to and from the magnetic disk;
• and
• a processor for controlling the rotation speed of the magnetic disk and the processor further dividing the input data into a number of parts equal to the number of the plurality of write heads.

A method for storing data on a disk drive having a plurality of write heads, comprising:

• configuring the disk drive to operate at a first rotation speed for reading;
• configuring the disk drive to operate at a second rotation speed for writing, wherein the rotation speed for writing is faster than the rotation speed for reading;
• configuring the disk drive to receive input data;
• and
• configuring the disk drive to divide the input data into a number of parts equal to the number of the write head used.

A method for storing data to a disk drive having at least one disk speed for reading and at least one disk speed for writing, wherein the speed for writing is faster than the speed for reading, comprising:

• receiving data from a bus interface;
• processing the received data for simultaneous writing to the disk by a plurality of write heads, wherein processing the received data comprises dividing the data into a number of parts equal to the number of the plurality of write heads;
• rotating the disk drive at the faster speed for writing;
• and
• writing the processed data to the disk by simultaneously using plurality of write heads.

A method for retrieving data from a disk drive having at least one disk speed for reading and at least one disk speed for writing, wherein the speed for writing is faster than the speed for reading, comprising:

• rotating the disk drive at the slower speed for reading;
• reading data from the disk drive;
• processing the data to create a multi-media data stream;
• and
• providing the data stream to a bus interface;
• and
• dividing the data stream into a number of parts equal to the number of write heads used.

A storage device, comprising:

• a disk drive having a read head and a plurality of write heads and configured to operate at a plurality of rotation speeds;
• and
• a processor, coupled the disk drive, configured to receive input data and dividing the received input data into a number of parts equal to the number of the write heads used;
• the processor further configured to write the processed data simultaneously using the plurality of write heads.

A method for writing multi-media object data to a first device, method comprising:

• rotating the first device at the fast speed for writing than for reading;
• reading the multi-media data from a read head;
• writing the multi-media data to a plurality of write heads;
• and
• formatting the multi-media object data, based on the number of write heads used at the time parallel writing by the plurality of write heads.