CN100399297C - Variable partition method of disk driver - Google Patents

Abstract

An variable partition method of magnetic disc actuator includes partition each storage region in magnetic storage system according to read/write character between surfaces of various magnetic head and their corresponding magnetic disc, carrying out independent-zoning for each storage region according to different working characters of various magnetic heads so that storage region boundary on one magnetic disc may not be on the same straight line with storage region boundary on another magnetic disc.

Description

The changeable partition method of disc driver

The present invention is that the application number of submitting on September 25th, 2002 is 02134844.8, and denomination of invention is dividing an application of disc driver changeable partition method.

[technical field]

The invention relates to a kind of changeable partition method of disc driver, particularly can be optimized the actual available stroke of each disk, improve the changeable partition method of the disc driver of magnetic disc storage density about a kind of.

[technical background]

Magnetic disk surface adheres to one deck magnetisable material in the disc driver commonly used, and utilizes the circular track of this disk to come recorded information.When using a plurality of disk simultaneously, these magnetic track surfaces with identical address form a cylindrical shape.For this physical arrangement, when the deviser will improve the memory capacity of disk, can only be by the memory data output on the raising single track or by increasing the quantity of magnetic track.But the deviser of disc driver commonly used always is the magnetic track (or cylinder) that uses fixed qty and obtains maximum memory capacity.

In the prior art, every magnetic disk surface all can be divided into memory block and section bit flag two parts, utilizes the section bit flag each storage area of magnetic disk surface vertically can be arranged.For example United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 799, just described region-position code recording technique common in this commercial Application in No. 112.In this technology, the memory block of magnetic disk surface and the recording frequency corresponding with this memory block are constants.Yet the read-write frequency from a memory block to another memory block is different.Promptly be disk one in the disk storehouse and record storage area Z1, Z2 and the Z3 on disk two and the disk as shown in Figure 1, each memory block of two disks is a vertical alignment as can be seen from Figure 1, and the border of memory block is to divide to the radial distance of R1-R4 according to the center C from disk.The center line C that it must be noted that these disks in the storehouse is on same straight line, and the read-write frequency in corresponding stored district is identical on each disk, and promptly the read-write frequency of the Z1 memory block on the disk one is identical with the read-write frequency of the Z1 memory block of disk two.The recording frequency of each memory block is to set according to the different parameters of design phase.And the recording frequency of each memory block is based on the magnetic head performance of expection and sets to obtain required memory capacity, and the track number in each district is then set based on the follow-up factor that discusses.

The setting of subregion also based on to the physical size of driver such as the consideration of travel parameters (detailed aftermentioned), as the characteristic of magnetic head under the worst case, flies high characteristic, the performance of memory block usefulness and assembling Hou.The performance of magnetic head is to depart from the bit error rate according to the magnetic track under characteristic frequency to judge.Magnetic track departs from the bit error rate and is meant and departs from default magnetic track how many positions of average every transmission will have one to make mistakes when down data being read, and describes with head position offtrack 10% here.Fig. 2 promptly is the performance curve of this magnetic head.Wherein X-axis is represented read-write frequency, and on behalf of magnetic track, Y-axis depart from the logarithm of the bit error rate, as shown in Figure 2, and f _RBe the average frequency of operation of magnetic head, this frequency of operation is approximately 20MHz.Disk drive design person has defined a minimum magnetic track of allowing and has departed from the bit error rate, is denoted as dotted line TH in Fig. 2, and to depart from the logarithm of the bit error rate be 6 (being the data transmission fault that every transmission 1000000 Bit datas have 1 bit) to magnetic track herein.Label among the figure is that 7 oblique line is represented the performance curve of general magnetic head, and can move up and down because of the design of magnetic head.In the prior art, the overall performance of disk depends on whether this index of each magnetic head can reach minimum TH value, if any one magnetic head does not reach minimum TH value in the disk storehouse, so this disk just can not shipment, will do over again, comprise that bad magnetic head of replacing or disk, servo rewrite information reach test driver again.

Shown among Fig. 3 that the HD#1, the HD#2 that suppose, HD#3, HD#4 magnetic head are at average frequency of operation f _RUnder performance, wherein the magnetic track of the magnetic head HD#1 logarithm that departs from the bit error rate approximates 5.5, and magnetic head HD#2 is approximately near 6.5, magnetic head HD#3 is 7.9, magnetic head HD#2 is near 8.5.According to above-mentioned conclusion, be lower than acceptable minimum and depart from the bit error rate because the magnetic track of magnetic head HD#1 departs from the bit error rate, so this disk is if adopt traditional format mode not to be used.

Another design objective commonly used be the magnetic head expection for utilizing stroke.It includes an index is stroke under the worst case, and another index is the one-sided test stroke.When the disc driver that the test assembling is finished, in above-mentioned two indexs one with measured and serve as according to the disk quality is assessed with it, if the requirement of the not competent instructions of stroke of magnetic head reality, disk can not write the magnetic track quantity of expection so, and this disc driver is just defective.Generally, this disc driver needs processing again, comprises and replaces or adjust the collision halt, again writing servo information and detecting again.

Two kinds of strokes commonly used have been showed among Fig. 4, wherein a kind of is that the minimum that adopts worst case analysis to draw is allowed stroke, another kind of then be that the minimum that adopts monolateral detection analysis to draw is allowed stroke, be respectively the outer collision halt of expection and the mechanical tolerance distribution plan of interior collision halt position with deltoid OCS and ICS wherein, the tolerance deviation value of disc driver is 3 σ.Among Fig. 4 A, what the perpendicular line at OCS and ICS distribution curve center was represented is the mean value that distributes, and in the prior art, the servo data of disk just write disk before the collision halt is set, if the position variance of inside and outside collision halt is c ²And before the collision halt is measured, just magnetic track is write disk, the loss of disk average stroke is 6 σ (strokes under the worst case shown in Fig. 4 A) so, if just begin magnetic track is write disk after detecting a collision halt, till detecting another collision halt, the mean place loss (Position lost) of adopting this method to cause so is:

$\mathrm{Position\; lost}=\frac{3c}{\sqrt{2}}$ (1)

As seen in two kinds of above-mentioned technology, all will lose the position that some can be used for storing data, this will cause the loss of information storage capacity.

Frequency that existing product just used allocation table, border, memory block, each memory block of memory block in the design phase and magnetic track quantity have all been determined time, thereby have been produced uniform memory block as shown in Figure 1.The lower surface of disk 1 and disk 2 though do not draw in Fig. 1, clearly the upper surface of all disks all is the same with the frequency that the partitioned organization and the corresponding stored district of lower surface use.But after obtaining experience based on the driver model of producing, sometimes may make some to the allocation table of the memory block of the driver of later production and change, but after the read-write frequency of the partition boundaries of the disc driver produced and use thereof remain that to resemble be that homeotropic alignment is on same straight line as shown in Figure 1.If want to use other magnetic track, when setting up the border, memory block, will consider.

[summary of the invention]

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of can being optimized, improve the changeable partition method of the disc driver of magnetic disc storage density the actual available stroke of each disk.Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of head disk combination and driven unit that can utilize general performance, even some are lower than the magnetic head or the storage medium of minimum performance standards, effectively improve the changeable partition method of the disc driver of disc driver qualification rate.

The objective of the invention is to be achieved through the following technical solutions: a kind of changeable partition method of disc driver, this method can be used for improving the data recording density of disc driver, wherein this disc driver includes first magnetic surface and second magnetic surface, this first magnetic surface and the one first read-write converter use that matches, this second magnetic surface then with the one second read-write converter use that matches, wherein these data are to note with the digit pulse of different read-write frequencies, and this method includes the following step: (a) for being operated in the selected minimal error rate of allowing of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (b) the first read-write converter is placed on first magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the first read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (c) the second read-write converter is placed on second magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (d) error rate that records in step (b) and the step (c) and the minimal error rate of allowing are compared, if the error rate of one of them read-write converter is lower than the minimal error rate of allowing, and the error rate of another read-write converter is higher than the minimal error rate of allowing, the frequency of operation that just will be lower than the read-write converter of allowing minimal error rate reduces, make the error rate of this read-write converter can reach the minimal error rate of allowing at least, the frequency of operation of another read-write converter that raises simultaneously.

This disc driver includes N can be for the magnetic track of storage, and wherein step (b) and step (c) are measured on the N/2 magnetic track.

This method comprises the following steps: that also (e) determines the average error rate of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; Wherein first and second read-write converter of step (d) will use the frequency of operation corresponding to the average error rate.

The present invention adopts technique scheme, its beneficial technical effects is: this method can be carried out subregion according to the characteristic of head disk combination to magnetic disk surface neatly, thereby utilize fully and truly can utilize stroke on the disk, reach the purpose that improves magnetic disc storage density and improve product percent of pass.

The invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the block plan commonly used of a pair of disk.

Fig. 2 is that magnetic track departs from the logarithm of the bit error rate and the coordinate diagram of read-write frequency.

Fig. 3 is the magnetic head performance map of an imaginary quadruplex videotape recorder disc driver.

Fig. 4 A is the graphic of the magnetic head stroke design rule used always.

Fig. 4 B is the graphic of magnetic head stroke design improved of the present invention.

Fig. 5 A has showed an imaginary magnetic head performance profile and has showed the design sketch that adopts the present invention to obtain by the frequency of operation that changes the subregion use.

Fig. 5 B is the present invention's another kind of change magnetic head frequency of operation and obtains the graphic of another kind of partitioned organization.

Fig. 6 is that the disk first surface and the partitioned organization of second surface of imagination is graphic.

Fig. 7 is that wherein the look-up table of each track number of two magnetic heads is graphic in the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the variable partition structure of a pair of coaxial disk of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the partitioned organization of a pair of coaxial disk of the present invention.

Figure 10 is two distribution curves that the present invention shows, wherein one is the magnetic head performance profile curve that adopts stroke commonly used, and another is the magnetic head performance profile curve after the stroke optimization.

Figure 11 is that the magnetic disc head performance of the partitioned organization that uses of the present invention is graphic.

Figure 12 A is a kind of concrete implementing procedure figure of changeable partition method of the present invention.

Figure 12 B is the concrete implementing procedure figure of the another kind of changeable partition method of the present invention.

Figure 12 C is the another kind of concrete implementing procedure figure of the another kind of changeable partition method of the present invention.

Figure 12 D is the third concrete implementing procedure figure of changeable partition method of the present invention.

Figure 13 A is border, the memory block computing method of a kind of specific embodiment of the present invention and the process flow diagram of changeable partition method.

Figure 13 B is border, the memory block computing method of the another kind of specific embodiment of the present invention and the process flow diagram of changeable partition method.

Figure 13 C is border, the memory block computing method of the third specific embodiment of the present invention and the process flow diagram of changeable partition method.

Figure 14 is the vertical view that the present invention uses the disc driver of changeable partition method.

[embodiment]

As previously mentioned, preceding case has just defined fixing memory block in the design phase of disc driver, and has set the corresponding preset read-write frequency for these memory blocks.As shown in Figure 1, wherein the radius in Z1, Z2 and Z3 district with respect to disc central authorities (as a C).If the Performance Characteristics of single magnetic head is lower than minimum bit-error rate (as Fig. 3), disk will not have enough characteristic surpluses so, can not satisfy the requirement of acceptable bit error rate.In an embodiment of the present invention, subregion is based on that the measurement result of characteristic of magnetic head carries out, and subregion can reach the required performance rate of driver according to the number of combinations of disk and magnetic head and the recording density of disc, and keeps required capacity.

If the recording density of head disk combination is that a mean value is μ, variance is c ²Normal distribution, then to be mean value be μ to the average density ability of N magnetic head disc combination so, variance is σ ²The normal distribution of/N.Thereby the density of design of Driver of the prior art (as shown in fig. 1) then should be set to:

$d\≤\mathrm{\μ}-3\sqrt{{\mathrm{\σ}}^2}$ (2)

Guarantee the tolerance deviation territory of 3 σ, wherein μ is the central distribution point of all magnetic heads.If but adopt changeable partition method of the present invention, and then can increase the recording density of magnetic head preferably and reduce the recording density of relatively poor magnetic head, whole density d can be made as:

$d\≤\mathrm{\μ}-3\sqrt{\frac{{\mathrm{\σ}}^2}{N}}$ (3)

The density of Zeng Jiaing then is so:

$\mathrm{\Δd}=3\mathrm{\σ}(1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{N}})$ (4)

If c=0.05 in this equation (μ), density will improve 7.5% so.

The changeable partition method of disc driver of the present invention, this method can be used for improving the data recording density of disc driver, wherein this disc driver includes first magnetic surface and second magnetic surface, this first magnetic surface and the one first read-write converter use that matches, this second magnetic surface then with the one second read-write converter use that matches, wherein these data are to note with the digit pulse of different read-write frequencies, and this method includes the following step: (a) for being operated in the selected minimal error rate of allowing of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (b) the first read-write converter is placed on first magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the first read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (c) the second read-write converter is placed on second magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (d) error rate that records in step (b) and the step (c) and the minimal error rate of allowing are compared, if the error rate of one of them read-write converter is lower than the minimal error rate of allowing, and the error rate of another read-write converter is higher than the minimal error rate of allowing, the frequency of operation that just will be lower than the read-write converter of allowing minimal error rate reduces, make the error rate of this read-write converter can reach the minimal error rate of allowing at least, the frequency of operation of another read-write converter that raises simultaneously.

This disc driver includes N can be for the magnetic track of storage, and wherein step (b) and step (c) are measured on the N/2 magnetic track.

This method comprises the following steps: that also (e) determines the average error rate of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; Wherein first and second read-write converter of step (d) will use the frequency of operation corresponding to the average error rate.

The process flow diagram of the number of assembling steps that is the disc driver that adopts changeable partition method in the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 12 A.When first embodiment that uses changeable partition method made disc driver, at first structure was the magnetic disc head combination, shown in block scheme 1201.Then, use servo magnetic route write device commonly used that servo-information is write magnetic track (shown in block scheme 1202) in the disc, wherein servo-information can be written in the special-purpose servo surface or Embedded server.

Then shown in module 1203, this head disk combination and corresponding circuit board are made up in order to test.Next step is a collision halt in magnetic head is moved to again, finds out the track number (as module 1204) of this position simultaneously.Behind the collision halt, magnetic head moves to outer collision halt again and notes the track number (as module 1205) of this position in determining.

Then, the measured density capacity (as module 1206) that comes out to determine each magnetic head of the record performance of each magnetic head in the disk.On the test basis of this head disk composite behaviour, just be easy to regulate to reach the overall performance target of driver, for example to say the read-write frequency of each magnetic head and regulate resembling shown in Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B.

The magnetic head performance information that utilizes preceding step to obtain, just can corresponding partitioned organization of corresponding each head disk combination results, how to have showed different qualities among Figure 13 A according to each magnetic head, the process flow diagram of the partitioned organization that corresponding each head disk combination results is different, its idiographic flow as described later.

Figure 12 B is the another kind of embodiment of the changeable partition method of disc driver of the present invention, and the most of step among Figure 12 B is the same with Figure 12 A, but in the flow process of Figure 12 B, subregion be to be based upon on the basis of the utilized stroke of measuring gained.In this process, suppose that here the capacity of all magnetic heads all reaches an average.Wherein the flow process of Figure 13 B that adopts in the flow process of Figure 12 B is the design that is used for carrying out subregion, wherein it should be noted that the first step of Figure 13 B, promptly module 1301-1 in advance based on the expection the magnetic head performance setting reference frequency f _Ref, rather than to resemble what adopt Figure 12 A be read-write frequency after proofreading and correct, remaining step is then identical with Figure 13 A among Figure 13 B.The superiority of this technology is that it does not resemble what adopt the prior art is the track number utilized of a supposition, and in the prior art the different fact of true available stroke between each driver is not considered in the setting on border, memory block.

Figure 12 C is that the present invention utilizes the variable partition technology to set up another specific embodiment of disc driver.Module 1206 as the module 1206 that is used among Figure 12 C measure the magnetic head density capability and read-write frequency is adjusted to suitable frequency and Figure 12 A is identical.Yet the process shown in Figure 12 C is given stroke of supposition can be for utilizing, and internally collision halt and outer collision halt are not measured in advance, and when memory block subregion process (as shown in FIG. 13A) is applied to flow process shown in Figure 12 C, ring radius and outer shroud radius are based on and expect what spendable stroke was set in it, rather than are to encircle radius and outer shroud radius in determining through measurement resembling among Figure 12 A.

In Figure 12 A and 12C based on the co-operation characteristic (module 1206) of magnetic head and magnetic disk surface, magnetic head density throughput is tested and with its adjustment to one appropriate value, and the border, memory block of disk of the present invention and corresponding memory block recording frequency also can be set up according to the flow process shown in Figure 12 D similarly.When the creation facilities program (CFP) used shown in Figure 12 D, the foundation that its partition boundaries reaches the frequency corresponding with the memory block is the step that adopts shown in process flow diagram 13C, wherein the first step shown in Figure 12 D is that magnetic head and storage medium surface are detected (shown in module 1200), when the test characteristic of magnetic head, the magnetic head of assembling will be used and measure with a standard magnetic disk media, it measures flow process as with shown in Figure 12 A and Figure 12 C, and the performance of the magnetic head that records is indicated and is gone on record, similarly, the disk of assembling will be used with a standard head and each surface be used the performance that shows with standard head will be as the performance rate of this disk, the use when treating make up in the future that also can go on record of the class information of this disk with magnetic head.After the characteristic of magnetic head and magnetic disk surface was recorded, magnetic head and disk (module 1200-1) after again will be after tested assemble, and the step of remainder is then as module 1202,1203, shown in 1204 and 1205.

Shown in Figure 13 C promptly be among the process flow diagram 12D to the border, memory block with frequency is calculated and method for measuring, its first step is module 1302-2, owing to obtained the characteristic of magnetic head and disk in module 1200 (Figure 12 D), therefore just can draw reference frequency f _Ref, and then with reference frequency f _RefDraw the frequency ratio in the module 1302 in the substitution equation 6, after all employed frequency ratios in target memory block were calculated, all the other steps of Figure 13 C were identical with Figure 13 A and 13B.

After the memory block subregion is finished, will wave filter that read channel in all memory blocks be optimized (module 1208), and then carry out disk tester and judge whether to exist defective sector, if have, disc driver will format again with idle defective part (shown in module 1209).Disk is being carried out verification and reformatting with after not re-using defective sector, just will carry out final test (module 1210) and prepare shipment.

Fig. 5 A illustrated the present invention how the recording density of magnetic head is carried out adjustment to improve the global storage density of disk, in Fig. 5 A, showed the quadruplex videotape recorder disk storehouse in the test, wherein the performance of each magnetic head is with perpendicular line f _ROn circle represent, the logarithm (LOBER) that the magnetic track of magnetic head (HD#1) departs from the bit error rate is 5.5 (being lower than the minimum LOBER value 6 of allowing), the LOBER of magnetic head (HD#2) is 6.5, and the LOBER of magnetic head (HD#3) is 7.9, and the LOBER of magnetic head (HD#2) is 8.5.Wherein the characteristic of magnetic head is to detect determining its LOBER value by the arbitrary magnetic track to magnetic disk surface, but method is by the magnetic track of magnetic disk surface central authorities is measured with acquired character numerical value preferably.

When the method for employing conventional fixed memory block formats disk, depart from bit error rate TH if there is the performance of a magnetic head not reach minimum magnetic track, this disk can not satisfy quality requirements so.Yet, if also improve the characteristic read-write frequency of magnetic head preferably simultaneously, not only can effectively improve the whole volume of disk by the read-write frequency that reduces the relatively poor magnetic head of characteristic, can also improve product percent of pass.

Shown in Fig. 5 A, calculate the average LOBER value that the magnetic head group shown in publishing picture can reach earlier, and then change the frequency of operation of each magnetic head so that its LOBER value reaches this mean value.In this example, new frequency of operation is to adopt the triangle on the horizontal line 3 to indicate.The chances are 7.1 for its average LOBER.By improving the characteristic frequency of operation of magnetic head preferably, just can the capacitance loss that cause owing to the frequency of operation that reduces the relatively poor magnetic head of characteristic be compensated.Have identical LOBER value though all head frequences in Fig. 5 A example all are adjusted to, yet this example might not have identical LOBER value when implementing.The invention has the advantages that by improving the characteristic frequency of operation of magnetic head preferably, and to owing to reduce the capacitance loss that the frequency of operation of one or more magnetic heads causes and compensate, wherein the characteristic of these magnetic heads is to be lower than the minimum LOBER value of allowing.Be by the frequency of operation of magnetic head is adjusted shown in Fig. 5 A so that have maximum nargin between itself and the minimum LOBER value of allowing, wherein nargin promptly the magnetic track shown in the figure center line 3 depart from bit error rate logarithm value and the minimum TH value of allowing between difference.The oblique dotted line that indicates head number among the figure is the family curve of each magnetic head.The frequency of operation that changes magnetic head can make its performance change along family curve, and wherein new frequency also can be chosen to be and make them have the frequency of different LOBER values.

Also can reach the adjustment of magnetic head frequency of operation and still to keep the minimum bit-error rate (shown in Fig. 5 B) of allowing to the memory capacity of maximum, the read-write frequency of magnetic head HD#1 to HD#4 begins to adjust from the initial position (as shown in Figure 3) of they tests, the indication of arrow shown in Fig. 5 B be magnetic head from it in frequency f _RUnder initial position move to the new frequency that indicates with triangle.Wherein the frequency of operation of magnetic head HD#1 has been lowered, and the frequency of operation of other each magnetic head has then raise, but their performance still remains on the minimum acceptable LOBER value.Technology shown in Fig. 5 B can be used for improving the memory capacity of disk, for example says and cause the track number of actual available track number less than expection when the stroke of magnetic head is lower than desired value, uses this technology and can also obtain required memory capacity.

When measuring the characteristic of described magnetic head performance, at first to detect an independent magnetic track in frequency f _RUnder performance, then can use calculated with mathematical model come out (detailed aftermentioned) as for the performance of other positions, can not adopt mathematical model in addition yet and use the method that the Performance Characteristics of a plurality of positions is measured to obtain the performance of other positions.Based on the read-write frequency of each magnetic head, can calculate the border, memory block on the corresponding magnetic disk surface.Wherein the distance from the center line of disk to border, memory block inside radius can calculate by following formula:

Frequency Ratio _N＝(a)ir ²+(b)ir+c (5)

The inside radius of ir representative in the equation (5) from the disk center line to the memory block, a=-0.002119, b=0.12013, c=-0.4343, N represents by the memory block of computation bound.A, the value that b, c are endowed is to obtain on the basis to the performance curve analysis of general magnetic head, in addition, and also can be by depicting the performance curve of each magnetic head, thus a obtained, b, the paricular value of c is to divide the border, memory block in the head disk combination more accurately.Yet in general, the approximate value that obtains from following formula can satisfy the needs of dividing the border, memory block.Can from equation (5), solve the inside radius of memory block N by the frequency ratio of memory block N, wherein frequency ratio be by with the NRZ frequency of target memory block divided by adjusted read-write reference frequency f _RefObtain.It is shown below:

$\mathrm{Frequency\; Rati}{o}_N=\frac{T\arg \mathrm{et\; Zone\; Fre}{q}_N}{f_{\mathrm{Ref}}}$ (6)

F in the equation (6) _RefBe adjusted magnetic head read-write frequency, Target Zone Freq _NIt is the NRZ frequency of target memory block.As mentioned above, the NRZ frequency of target memory block defines according to border, memory block allocation table, adjusted read-write frequency f _RefBe the magnetic head performance of magnetic head in disk certain, its value is the adjusted read-write frequency of read-write converter.For example the read-write frequency of HD#1 is changed into f among Fig. 5 A ₁, this moment, its frequency was approximately equal to 24.12Mhz, and it is exactly the f that uses in the equation 6 _RefFor example magnetic head HD#1 uses above-mentioned equation to calculate the border, memory block that then can obtain in the following table 3 among Fig. 5 A.

When determining the target NRZ frequency of memory block, will use a target memory block size table (as following listed table 1) commonly used, and obtain the NRZ frequency of target memory block according to the size of target memory block with prior art.About the NRZ frequency, in table 3, will be introduced.

Therefore, because the reference frequency f of each magnetic head (HD#1-HD#4) _RefInequality, so their border, memory block is also inequality.

Fig. 6 is the upper surface of disk 4 and the sketch of the storage area structure that lower surface use changeable partition method of the present invention obtains, and wherein this partitioned organization is set up according to the cardinal rule of target memory block.Fig. 6 is that the section of more than half disk is graphic, and ID represents interior diameter, and OD represents overall diameter, has also expressed the border of each record storage area among the figure simultaneously.Magnetic head HD#4 shown in the figure is placed on the surface 6, and magnetic head HD#1 then is placed on the surface 5.Consider that magnetic head uses different frequency of operation in different memory blocks, therefore the border, memory block on two magnetic disk surfaces will be inconsistent, the memory block uses Z and a double figures to represent, wherein first digit is represented the memory block, second digit is represented magnetic disk surface, describe with magnetic disk surface 5 now, Z25 representative be exactly the 2nd district on surperficial 5.The memory block mark number of surface on 6 also makes up with similar approach in addition, and wherein to be based on read-write frequency be f for memory block Z1,5Z25, Z35, Z45, Z55 and the Z65 of upper surface 5 ₁The magnetic head HD#1 zone radius that adopts above-mentioned equation to calculate set up its read-write frequency f ₁Probably equal 0.8f _RAnd the storage distinctive emblem to be five memory blocks of Z36, Z46, Z56, Z66 and Z75 be based on read-write frequency is f ₄The magnetic head HD#4 zone radius that adopts above-mentioned equation to calculate set up the frequency f of its magnetic head HD#4 ₄Be about 1.5f _RAnd the track number shown in Fig. 6 adds that with TRK track number represents.

Please refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, magnetic track 280 is to be positioned at memory block 4 at magnetic surface 5, yet is positioned at memory block 6 on magnetic surface 6.The border of memory block Z36 in the border of memory block Z35 in the surface 5 and surperficial 6 does not overlap as can be seen from Fig. 6, and the frequency of operation that can know magnetic head HD#1 thus by inference will be lower than the frequency of operation of magnetic head HD#4.Therefore though the whole magnetic surface of disk 4 can all not be used to store data from ID to 0D in actual applications, for simplicity of illustration, it is graphic to use whole space on the disk to make the memory block of this simplification.Can find out clearly that from figure 5 border, memory block, surface is different with surperficial 6 border, memory block, and include memory block 1 to 6 on the magnetic surface 5, on magnetic surface 6, then include memory block 3 to 7.As mentioned above, because magnetic head HD#4 can work under higher frequency, therefore can use the memory block of one group of high frequency, thereby produce partitioned organization as shown in Figure 6.Some skews have so also been caused having produced between the stored boundary of same memory region in vertical direction, for example memory block Z36 on the magnetic surface 6 and the skew between the memory block Z35 on the magnetic surface 5.

Since the border, memory block between magnetic surface and the magnetic surface does not line up, certain the specific magnetic track on the magnetic surface also there is no need to be operated on the read-write frequency identical with corresponding magnetic track on another magnetic surface so.By convention, the memory block number is high more, and the read-write frequency of its use is also high more, and the read-write frequency of magnetic track 280 is just than the read-write frequency height of the magnetic track on the magnetic surface 5 280 on the magnetic surface 6, and the read-write frequency in each memory block is constant.Therefore the read-write frequency of a certain magnetic track just depends on its residing memory block and uses variable partition technology of the present invention and the surface that causes and the partitioned organization between the surface.Therefore each head disk combination has just produced the corresponding look-up table between a track number and the memory block.Because the read-write frequency of each memory block is set up, and so just can be known the read-write frequency of this magnetic track by the residing memory block of magnetic track.Be that magnetic track 0 in magnetic surface 5 and 6 is to the look-up table of magnetic track 1050 as shown in Figure 7, it has provided the beginning track number of each memory block in magnetic head HD#4 and magnetic surface 6 combinations and magnetic head HD#1 and magnetic surface 5 combinations, with magnetic head HD#4 is example, magnetic track 0-149 is in memory block 7, magnetic track 150-299 is in memory block 6, in memory block 3, it comprises magnetic track 800-1050 by that analogy.Wherein the border of memory block is to adopt above-mentioned equation to obtain.

What this technology was different with common technology is that the border, memory block of all magnetic surfaces in the common technology all is point-blank, and a specific magnetic track all is to be positioned at same memory block on all surfaces.Because the memory block all is consistent with magnetic track in all magnetic surfaces in the common technology, therefore only need to use a partition table.

Shown in Figure 8 is a disk storehouse, and it comprises disk 8 and 9, and magnetic disk surface is equipped with magnetisable coating and is used for writing down and regenerative recording information, and C8 and C9 are respectively the center lines of disk 8 and 9.The border, memory block is labeled on the last magnetic surface of each disk, for example disk 8, the border of memory block Z6, Z7, Z8, Z9 and Z10 is used from the radially arrow of center line C8 and is indicated, internal diameter and the external diameter of for example saying storage border, border area Z7 just are respectively R2 and R3, and R6 then is the outermost end radius of disk 8.These memory blocks in conjunction with what calculate, also will adopt one to cooperate the performance that draws based on the test magnetic head with magnetic surface 10 according to above-mentioned chart and mathematical expression in addition.Wherein the read-write frequency used of each memory block is unique, and this frequency is determined after having considered to comprise various factors such as magnetic head performance.

The memory block of disk 9 is Z8, Z9, and Z10, Z11 and Z12, wherein these memory blocks also are to set up according to the Performance Characteristics of the magnetic head that matches with magnetic surface 11, its border utilizes above-mentioned equation and chart to obtain.Identical recording frequency is used in identical memory block on each disk, is identical as the recording frequency of the memory block 8 on the memory block on the disk 98 and the disk 8.Compare with common technology, disk 8 and each stored boundary of 9 be not on same straight line, and the recording frequency of same, physical also is different on two disks, what for example the memory block Z10 of the memory block Z12 of disk 9 and the position of its corresponding disk 8 used is different frequencies, and adopts a partition table as described below to divide the border of memory block.And radius R 2, R3, the size of R4 and R5 also with radius R 7, R8, R9 and R10's is big or small unequal.What the R1 among the figure indicated is the internal diameter of disk, and what R6 indicated then is the external diameter of disk.

Another embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 9, the stored boundary (as shown in phantom in FIG.) on same straight line in its disk 12 and 13 of comparing with Fig. 8, however the read-write frequency that use the memory block of disk 12 and 13 correspondence positions is different.For example the frequency used of the memory block at disk 12 edges is Z1, and the frequency that use the memory block of disk 13 edge correspondences is Z2.Border, memory block among the figure represents with radial alignment that also the storage area code then indicates its read-write frequency.Wherein the frequency of memory block use depends in part on the bit error rate that magnetic head is used for corresponding magnetic surface.

Specific embodiments of the invention are disks of one 1.8 inches, and with this disk be example to how use target memory block table and other further the subregion set up disk of information describe.As shown in figure 11,1.8 disk 14 and 15 its center lines separately of inch are C14 and C15, partitioned organization on disk 14 magnetic surfaces 16 is based on has that the permanent read-write converter that flies high characteristic sets up, and is the curve of this steady flight height shown in the figure center line 18.In order to obtain the desired data that disk is carried out subregion, generally be to move to the center of disk 14 and carry out performance test by reading and writing converter (figure does not show).

As for disk 15, the subregion of disk is based on the read-write converter (figure do not show) of variable flying height carries out, curve 19 is curves of the relative flying height between read-write converter and disk 15 magnetic surfaces 17, data storage area shown in the disk 14 and 15 is to set up according to the performance of magnetic head and target sizes of memory table (as shown in table 1), the rotational speed that one of them parameter is a disk is calculated on the border, memory block, and the rotational speed of disk adopts 4500RPM in this example.

Table 1 target memory block size

Based on the Performance Characteristics that magnetic head HD#1 is used in combination with disk 14, can learn that target memory block 2 to 12 can be used to data are stored, as shown in figure 11, the division of memory block is to use the storage area code to mark.Conversion between track number of passing through to calculate in addition also will consideration table 1 and the actual track number of using.Promptly be to round track number up after the processing adjustment result shown in the table 2.

Table 2 magnetic track quantity round the adjustment result up

Shown in Figure 11, table 1 and table 2, wherein first memory block that is used for record data is Z2, and it includes 91 magnetic tracks, and each magnetic track comprises 42 sectors.Wherein the Z2 magnetic track quantity calculated in memory block is 90.3, and it is rounded up is 91 magnetic tracks.Other each magnetic track is also handled with method similarly.

The inside radius of each memory block and the physical location of external radius are as shown in table 3, it comprises the real radius that measures from center line C14 (utilizing the method for the radius that equation calculates to mention in the back), inside radius (ir), external radius (or), and its unit represents with micron.

The calculating on border, table 3 memory block

Memory block: #	The NRZ frequency of aiming field	Frequency ratio	Real radius	Allow internal diameter	Allow external diameter	The memory block angle
							0	15.33	0.64	11.07	12.80	12.80	0.00
1	16.29	0.68	11.82	12.80	12.80	0.00
							2	17.17	0.71	12.14	12.80	13.42	1.30
3	19.20	0.80	13.42	13.42	14.17	1.60
							4	20.32	0.84	14.17	14.17	14.80	1.33
5	21.21	0.88	14.80	14.80	15.55	1.60
							6	22.22	0.92	15.55	15.55	16.35	1.71
7	23.23	0.96	16.35	16.35	17.57	2.82
							8	24.65	1.02	17.57	17.57	18.18	1.32
9	25.31	1.05	18.18	18.18	19.15	2.09
							10	26.26	1.09	19.15	19.15	20.73	3.47
11	27.63	1.15	20.73	20.73	21.46	1.59
							12	28.16	1.17	21.46	21.46	22.77	2.92
13	29.41	1.22	23.54	22.77	22.77	0.00
							14	30.30	1.26	25.96	22.77	22.77	0.00
15	31.90	1.32	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
							16	33.52	1.39	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
17	38.14	1.58	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
							18	39.53	1.64	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
19	40.59	1.68	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
							20	41.42	1.72	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
21	42.55	1.76	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
							22	44.21	1.83	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00
23	45.82	1.90	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00

Above-mentioned memory block 2 to 12 is used to store data, and the scope of NRZ frequency is from 17.17Mhz to 28.16Mhz.

For Performance Characteristics magnetic head preferably, will select one group of memory block with higher record frequency (NRZ frequency).When for example using the magnetic head HD#4 that has among Fig. 5 A than the better characteristic of magnetic head HD#1, just can use memory block 10-20, its memory partitioning plot structure will be different from shown in Figure 11, yet the method that the foundation of each memory block and border are determined all is identical.Promptly the partition table of one group of memory block 10-20 using of the magnetic head of better performances shown in the table 4.

Table 4 target memory block size

Table 5 is on the basis of table 4, the track number that calculates is rounded up the magnetic track quantity adjustment form of the actual use that obtains after the processing.

Table 5 magnetic track quantity is rounded adjustment form up

Promptly be the result of calculation on the border, memory block of memory block 10-20 shown in the table 6:

The result of calculation on border, table 6 memory block

Memory block: #	Target NRZ frequency	Frequency ratio	Real radius	Allow internal diameter	Allow external diameter	The memory block angle
							0	15.33	0.44	8.57	12.80	12.80	0.00
1	16.29	0.47	8.90	12.80	12.80	0.00
							2	17.17	0.49	9.21	12.80	12.80	0.00
3	19.20	0.55	9.94	12.80	12.80	0.00
							4	20.32	0.58	10.36	12.80	12.80	0.00
5	21.21	0.61	10.69	12.80	12.80	0.00
							6	22.22	0.64	11.09	12.80	12.80	0.00
7	23.23	0.67	11.49	12.80	12.80	0.00
							8	24.65	0.71	12.07	12.80	12.80	0.00
9	25.31	0.73	12.34	12.80	12.80	0.00
							10	26.26	0.75	12.75	12.80	13.35	1.17
11	27.63	0.79	13.35	13.35	13.60	0.52
							12	28.16	0.81	13.60	13.60	14.18	1.24
13	29.41	0.84	14.18	14.18	14.61	0.92
							14	30.30	0.87	14.61	14.61	15.43	1.73
15	31.90	0.91	15.43	15.43	16.30	1.87
							16	33.52	0.96	16.30	16.30	19.26	6.39
17	38.14	1.09	19.26	19.26	20.36	2.40
							18	39.53	1.13	20.36	20.36	21.31	2.10
19	40.59	1.16	21.31	21.31	22.17	1.89
							20	41.42	1.19	22.17	22.17	22.77	1.35
21	42.55	1.22	23.55	22.77	22.77	0.00
							22	44.21	1.27	27.67	22.77	22.77	0.00
23	45.82	1.31	99.00	22.77	22.77	0.00

With Figure 11 and table 1, the capacity and the table 4 of first head disk combination shown in 2,3,5, the capacity that has second head disk combination of better performance shown in 6 compares, and the head disk combination that just can draw better performance has improved the capacity of data storage greatly.For example the sum of the utilized sector of second head disk combination of the sum of the used sector of first head disk combination and better performance compares in the his-and-hers watches 1, to make up available sector number be 83 to first head disk as can be known, 455, and the utilized sector number of second head disk combination is 121,838.The changeable partition method of disc driver of the present invention uses the magnetic head of poor-performing under lower read-write frequency, and the read-write frequency of the magnetic head by improving better performance remedies owing to reduce the loss of the memory capacity that the read-write frequency of the magnetic head of poor-performing brings, thereby improved overall recording capacity, and had bigger nargin.

Come changeable partition method of the present invention is further specified below in conjunction with the equation in top plan view 14, subregion process flow diagram 13A and this instructions of dynamic magnetic head loading disc driver 25.Disc driver 25 has comprised a disk 26 that is fixed on the turning axle 27, and this turning axle 27 is driven by a rotary engine (figure do not show), comprises that also one is used for disk folder 28 that disk 26 and turning axle 27 are fixed together.The central point of the center of this turning axle 27 and disk 26 is then represented with C26.

Disk 26 and corresponding electric rotating machine, Rotation Controllers and electronic package are installed in the cavity 29, and the Rotation Controllers of disc driver 25 includes a head bar 30 and a main part 31, and this main part 31 is being supported by single-revolution pivoting point 32.This Rotation Controllers includes a winding 33, and this winding 33 can be done in order to locating read-write converter 35 in disk 26 lip-deep positions mutually with magnetic current plate and magnet 34.

The Rotation Controllers of disc driver 25 has adopted dynamic magnetic head load mechanism, and it comprises that one can be placed into the suspension rod 37 on projection 39 convex surfaces 38, and wherein this projection 39 is for the read-write converter dynamic load and the usefulness of parking.In conjunction with the embodiments changeable partition method of the present invention is described for convenience, also indicated angle and distance among Figure 14, for example the distance of line 40 expressions from revolution pivoting point 32 to the center C 26 of disk 26 used D _AmExpression is represented to use D from turning round pivoting point 32 to the distance read-write converter 35 central authorities (figure does not show) with line 41 _AgExpression.

Rotation Controllers shown in Figure 14 is positioned between the inside radius (owing to the reason of disk folder 28 does not indicate) and external radius 41 of disk 26, for the ease of explaining, supposes that Rotation Controllers is positioned at the ring boundary of memory block N, so the angle theta between line 40 and the line 41 _NJust indicated the angle of disk center C 26 with magnetic track N.Because disc driver shown in Figure 14 is the disc driver of dynamic magnetic head loaded type, the external radius utilized of magnetic disk surface outer end (or) just depends on that suspension rod 37 begins read-write converter 35 is hung the position on disk 26 surfaces so, has determined the utilized inside radius (ir) of disk by being positioned at collision halt (figure does not show) that the magnetic current plate makes up 34 belows similarly.

After the characteristic that adopts the step shown in process flow diagram 12A and the 12C to magnetic head defines, adopt the step shown in Figure 13 A to determine border, magnetic head memory block again.In disc driver general assembly process flow diagram 12A, this flow process is earlier disk combination to be tested, with the available tracks number of determining disk and the density capability of measuring the read-write converter, and then distribute data memory block (module 1207), in addition, clearly different memory blocks being provided with different read-write frequencies is a kind of comparatively desirable method with the overall performance target that reaches disc driver.Each detailed step of having showed subregion among the process flow diagram 13A, now subregion how to finish magnetic head HD#1 is described in conjunction with the content among step among Figure 13 A and the table 1-3:

As shown in FIG. 13A, at first calculate the reference frequency f shown in the module 1301 _Ref, this frequency is at f _RAfter making adjustment, converter reads and writes the frequency that converter uses at reading and writing on the basis.In addition, before carrying out disk partition, in the module shown in Figure 12 A 1206, the magnetic head performance is measured and its read-write frequency has been carried out suitable adjustment.For example the adjusted operating frequency of the magnetic head HD#1 shown in Fig. 5 A is at f ₁The place, it is exactly reference frequency f _Ref, it is approximately 24.12Mhz, and its value is approximately nominal frequency f _R80% of density, following equation (7) is to be used for calculating f _Ref:

f _Ref＝f _r(Density Adjustment) (7)

Frequency ratio (Frequency Ratio _N) calculating be the NRZ reference frequency (frequency of each target memory block in the table 3) of utilizing the target memory block, calculate out by equation 6:

$\mathrm{Frequency\; Rati}{o}_N=\frac{T\arg \mathrm{et\; Zone\; Fre}{q}_N}{f_{\mathrm{Ref}}}$ (6)

F in the equation (6) _RefBe adjusted magnetic head read-write frequency, Target Zone Freq _NThe NRZ frequency of distributing table for the based target memory block.In the frequency ratio that the results are shown in table 3 one hurdle of the frequency ratio of calculating.Step in the module 1302 back that is finished just can use the degeneration equation of above-mentioned equation 5 to draw the interior ring radius of each target memory block, uses by equation 5 to develop and the regression equation 8 of coming just can be in the hope of the value of inside radius (ir) in module 1303:

$\mathrm{ir}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{b^2-\left(4\right)\left(a\right)\left(c\right)-\mathrm{FrequencyRati}{o}_N}}{2a}$ (8)

The result of calculation of using regression equation (8) to obtain is listed in real radius one hurdle in the table 3.The next procedure of module 1304 is external radiuss (or) of calculating each memory block, as shown in figure 11, because the external radius of each memory block all equals the inside radius of next memory block, therefore can obtain equation 9:

or _N＝ir _N+1 (9)

Inside radius that calculates in module 1305 and external radius are owing to will consider collision halt and the dynamically restriction of magnetic head loading environment, its result of calculation may exceed actual available inside and outside radius, and the interior external radius that allows also may need be adjusted because of the actual radius of unavailable work, under request in person in the lump referrer module 1305 and table 3, the minimum available internal diameter of disc driver memory block is 12.8 millimeters as can be known, maximum available external diameter is 22.77 millimeters, comparison sheet 1 and table 3, have only memory block 2-12 to be utilized as can be known, its scope from the memory block 12.80 millimeters of 2 inside radiuss to the memory block 22.77 millimeters of 12 external radiuss, if the radius that arithmetically can be expressed as memory block N is greater than maximum radius, the radius of memory block N will be taken as the maximum radius value so, if the radius of memory block N is less than least radius, the radius of memory block N will be taken as the least radius value so.

Last step of subregion is that the radius with the memory block is converted into track number, in transfer process in Figure 14 the angle θ of magnetic track N _NCalculating can use following equation:

${\mathrm{\&theta;}}_N={\mathrm{COS}}^{-1}\left(\frac{D_{\mathrm{am}}^2+D_{\mathrm{ag}}^2-{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="2"\; label="r\; N"\; filenames="C20061010109100231.png,C20061010109100241.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">r</figure-callout>}}_N^{}}{2\left(D_{\mathrm{am}}\right)\left(D_{\mathrm{ag}}\right)}\right)-{\mathrm{\&theta;}}_{\mathrm{ref}}$ (10)

To carry out reference measure when determining the magnetic track top of characteristic of magnetic head when the slit of the read-write converter 35 among Figure 14 is positioned at, we will this moment between straight line 40 and the straight line 41 angle of formation be defined as θ _Ref, next utilize equation 11 to draw track number Track Number after integer is handled:

Track Number(Rounded to int erger value)＝Track _ref-(θ _N)(Rad/Track) (11)

D in the equation (11) _AmAnd D _AgBe the distance shown in Figure 14, θ _RefBe the angle of above-mentioned definition, Track _RefBe at angle θ _RefThe track number at place, Rad/Track represents the radian of track pitch.Just can finish the memory block subregion of head disk combination by above-mentioned each equation.By carrying out above-mentioned step, just can determine the interior external radius of each memory block, for example say that memory block 2-12 is confirmed as utilizable memory block in table 1-3, the inside radius that allow memory block 2 is 12.80 millimeters, the external radius of allowing is 13.42 millimeters.After all borders, memory block are determined, shown in module 1307, will with the data on border, memory block and with the nonvolatile memory of the corresponding frequency record in each memory block in disc driver in, so just, each head disk provides a look-up table, the look-up table of two head disk combinations for example shown in Figure 7 for making up.To format to produce corresponding data partition structure magnetic disk surface according to above-mentioned information at last.

Another advantage of the present invention is can be optimized the different available stroke of each disk to improve the recording density of disk.See also Fig. 4 A, in the prior art, determined the quantity of magnetic track in the design phase of disc driver, if but the assembling back has produced change from outer collision halt to the stroke the interior collision halt, cause the minority magnetic track not to be utilized, the whole magnetic disk driver will be scrapped owing to defective so.If but adopt changeable partition method of the present invention, collide halt in the magnetic head line of disc driver can move to earlier so and note the interior track number that collides halt, move to the outer collision halt of disk again and note the outer track number that collides halt, what just can be determined can be for the magnetic track that utilizes.Can make all magnetic tracks all obtain utilizing by optimizing stroke.If can utilize long stroke, so just can reduce the line recording density of disk, the read-write frequency that therefore reduces magnetic head also can reach predetermined memory capacity, and the read-write frequency of reduction magnetic head can also reduce the bit error rate of magnetic head.Reduce read-write frequency the characteristic value of all magnetic heads will be risen along its LOBER curve, so just increased the nargin of magnetic head.As shown in figure 10, the shape of the scatter chart of magnetic head performance remains unchanged, and just mean value changes.Wherein the scatter chart of drawing with solid line is the performance curve than short stroke, μ ₀Be its original average behavior value, the scatter chart that dotted line is drawn is the performance curve after stroke is optimized, μ _SIt is the average behavior value after optimizing, its σ value is identical, but the head numbers that is lower than the TH value after optimizing greatly reduces, therefore by using above-mentioned changeable partition method and stroke optimization, even there is the performance number of one or two magnetic head to be lower than the recording density that the TH value also can improve disk in the disk.

In the prior art, suppose inside and outside collision halt the position variance be σ ²If adopt so and write all magnetic tracks earlier, measure the method for inside and outside collision halt again, the mean place loss that disc driver causes is 6 σ, another kind of prior art is to measure first collision halt earlier, begin to write magnetic track then until second collision halt detected out, the mean place loss of this method is

Disc driver of the present invention is by utilizing the different whole magnetic tracks of storage density to obtain a fixed storage capacity, its mean place loss is 0, σ=0.03 if (Trks), wherein Trks is the magnetic track par of disk, so compared with prior art, the average density increment that this method obtains is 6.4%, because the present invention can use long stroke, therefore can increase the capacity of disc driver greatly.

Another advantage of the present invention is exactly head disk combination and the driven unit that disc driver can utilize general performance, even some are lower than the magnetic head or the storage medium of minimum performance standards, and the present invention can utilize the advantage of the preferable magnetic head of performance to go to remedy the defective that magnetic head brought of poor-performing.The characteristic of performance demands and head disk combination sets up owing to partitioned organization and the frequency corresponding with each memory block are based on, even so in a series of drivers, the memory partitioning plot structure of each driver also has nothing in common with each other.

This changeable partition method can the various disk pack unit of more efficient use, because the performance between each head disk combination of internal drive is had nothing in common with each other, therefore can be issued to higher qualification rate in the condition of same components.For example say, even with the disk in a series of is produced with same set of head disk combiner and driving electronic package, but the frequency range of the partitioned organization of the upper surface of a disk of one of them driver and use thereof also may be with different fully with another disk in a series of.As shown in Figure 6 as can be known, even in same driver, the partitioned organization and the frequency range of disk upper surface and lower surface also may be different fully.Because the performance of each disc driver parts has some difference inevitably, therefore this technology makes manufacturing have bigger flexibility to the adaptability of head disk combination.And, so and do not require that each disk driver interior adopts same memory partitioning plot structure because the final purpose of disc driver provides storage characteristics corresponding with this series to the user.

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1. the changeable partition method of a disc driver, this method can be used for improving the data recording density of disc driver, wherein this disc driver includes first magnetic surface and second magnetic surface, this first magnetic surface and the one first read-write converter use that matches, this second magnetic surface then with the one second read-write converter use that matches, wherein these data are to note with the digit pulse of different read-write frequencies, and this method includes the following step: (a) for being operated in the selected minimal error rate of allowing of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (b) the first read-write converter is placed on first magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the first read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (c) the second read-write converter is placed on second magnetic surface, and determines the error rate of the second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; (d) error rate that records in step (b) and the step (c) and the minimal error rate of allowing are compared, if the error rate of one of them read-write converter is lower than the minimal error rate of allowing, and the error rate of another read-write converter is higher than the minimal error rate of allowing, the frequency of operation that just will be lower than the read-write converter of allowing minimal error rate reduces, make the error rate of this read-write converter can reach the minimal error rate of allowing at least, the frequency of operation of another read-write converter that raises simultaneously.

2. the changeable partition method of disc driver as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this disc driver includes N can be for the magnetic track of storage, and wherein step (b) and step (c) are to measure on the magnetic track of magnetic disk surface central authorities.

3. the changeable partition method of disc driver as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this method comprises the following steps: that also (e) determines the average error rate of first and second read-write converter under first read-write frequency; Wherein first and second read-write converter of step (d) will use the frequency of operation corresponding to the average error rate.

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