Formatting a data storage medium to a desired block format

A method, system and program product of block formatting a data storage medium in or to be added to an array of data storage media to a desired block format, the method comprising in one embodiment, writing initially only to any region of the data storage media that will be read during initializatio...

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Hauptverfasser:	DALLMANN ANDREW HILLS, DALLMANN DAVID CHRISTOPHER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION STORAGE INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method, system and program product of block formatting a data storage medium in or to be added to an array of data storage media to a desired block format, the method comprising in one embodiment, writing initially only to any region of the data storage media that will be read during initialization of the array of data storage media; and setting a write size for writing steps to be performed after initialization to be greater than or equal to a read size.