System and method for controlling cache memories, computer system, hard disk drive unit, and hard disk control unit
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for controlling cache memories, computer system, hard disk drive unit, and hard disk control unit 失效
    用于控制高速缓冲存储器,计算机系统,硬盘驱动器单元和硬盘控制单元的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06629200B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-30

    申请号:US09687270

    申请日:2000-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F1208

    摘要: A system and method are provided that reduce the amount of data held commonly in both high-ranking and low-ranking cache memories, thereby having each of those cache memories hold data more efficiently. More particularly, a computer system is provided with an HDC card 21 connected to an expansion bus 20 and an HDD unit 22 connected to the HDC card 21. The HDC card 21 is provided with a disk cache (high-ranking cache memory) and the HDD unit 22 is provided with a disk cache 54 (low-ranking cache memory). The HDC card 21 and the HDD unit 22 exchange select information for selecting a swap mode of each cache memory when the system is started up, thereby selecting different swap modes according to the exchanged select information respectively.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种系统和方法,其减少了高级和低级高速缓存存储器中共同保存的数据量,从而使这些高速缓冲存储器中的每一个更有效地保存数据。 更具体地,计算机系统设置有连接到扩展总线20的HDC卡21和连接到HDC卡21的HDD单元22.HDC卡21设置有磁盘高速缓存(高级缓存存储器),并且 HDD单元22设置有盘缓存54(低级缓存存储器)。 当系统启动时,HDC卡21和HDD单元22交换用于选择每个高速缓冲存储器的交换模式的选择信息,从而分别根据所交换的选择信息来选择不同的交换模式。

    Method and apparatus for predicting recovery time of hard disk drive
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for predicting recovery time of hard disk drive 失效
    用于预测硬盘驱动器恢复时间的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06549973B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09575207

    申请日:2000-05-18

    IPC分类号: G06F1200

    CPC分类号: G11B20/10 G11B19/20

    摘要: A method and an apparatus for predicting the recovery time required until the hard disk drive is restored to a usable state from a stand-by state. The recovery time is a time required until the hard disk drive is restored to a usable state from the stand-by state. Then, the predicted recovery time is reported to the host system. When the host system knows how much time is needed until the disk drive is recovered, it can schedule a task to be completed before the hard disk drive is restarted, thereby scheduling of all the tasks in the host system can be optimized.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于预测硬盘驱动器从待机状态恢复到可用状态所需的恢复时间的方法和装置。 恢复时间是硬盘驱动器从待机状态恢复到可用状态所需的时间。 然后,将预测的恢复时间报告给主机系统。 当主机系统知道在磁盘驱动器恢复之前需要多少时间时,可以在重新启动硬盘驱动器之前安排要完成的任务,从而优化主机系统中所有任务的调度。

    Method and apparatus for providing passed pointer detection in audio/video streams on disk media
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing passed pointer detection in audio/video streams on disk media 失效
    用于在磁盘媒体上的音频/视频流中提供传递的指针检测的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06553455B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-22

    申请号:US09670482

    申请日:2000-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F1200

    摘要: A method and apparatus for providing passed pointer detection in audio/video streams on disk media. The present invention sets up an audio/video stream on a disk drive, uses read and write commands for accessing contiguous data and provides a pointer system that provides a warning when manipulating the pointers during fast forward and reverse functions that one pointer has passed the other. The position of a first pointer and a second pointer in at least one stream is monitored during a command execution. A determination is made when the positions of the first and second pointers cross to create a passed pointer state. An indicator is set to signal that a passed pointer state has occurred. The passed pointer indicator is then used to prevent anomalous behavior in processing of the at least one stream.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在磁盘介质上的音频/视频流中提供经过指针检测的方法和装置。 本发明在磁盘驱动器上设置音频/视频流,使用读取和写入命令来访问连续的数据,并且提供指针系统,当在一个指针已经通过另一个指针的快进和反向功能期间操纵指针时提供警告 。 在命令执行期间监视第一指针和第二指针在至少一个流中的位置。 当第一和第二指针的位置交叉以创建传递的指针状态时,确定。 一个指示符被设置为发出传递的指针状态已经发生。 然后,传递的指针指示符用于防止至少一个流的处理中的异常行为。

    Disk drive device with a high frequency access method and apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Disk drive device with a high frequency access method and apparatus 有权
    具有高频率存取方式和装置的磁盘驱动装置

    公开(公告)号:US06556369B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US09448227

    申请日:1999-11-24

    IPC分类号: G11B509

    摘要: A disk drive device comprising a disk-shaped recording medium, having a recording surface on which a plurality of tracks having a predetermined width in a radial direction are defined, said recording surface including a first area wherein a plurality of recording tracks and a plurality of non-recording tracks are located so as to form an alternating pattern along the radial direction of the recording surface. The disk drive device may further comprise: a transducer to record information on the disk-shaped recording medium; a position error detector element to detect position error relative to a target track to be recorded on; an actuator to move the transducer to the target track according to the position error; and an end-of-seek detector, wherein when the transducer is moved to a target track inside the predetermined area the end-of-seek detector determines an end of seek based on whether the position error is less than a first threshold, and when the transducer is moved to a target track outside the predetermined area, the end-of-seek detector determines an end of seek based on whether the position error is less than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is less than the first threshold.

    摘要翻译: 一种盘驱动装置,其特征在于,具有盘状记录媒体,具有记录面,在该记录面上形成有沿径向具有预定宽度的多个轨迹,所述记录面包括:第一区域,其中多个记录道和多个记录道 非记录磁道位于记录表面的径向方向上形成交替图案。 磁盘驱动器装置还可以包括:用于在盘状记录介质上记录信息的换能器; 用于检测相对于要记录的目标轨迹的位置误差的位置误差检测器元件; 根据位置误差将传感器移动到目标轨道的致动器; 以及搜索结束检测器,其中当所述换能器被移动到所述预定区域内的目标轨迹时,所述寻求终点检测器基于所述位置误差是否小于第一阈值来确定搜索结束,以及何时 换能器被移动到预定区域外的目标轨道,寻求终点探测器基于位置误差是否小于第二阈值来确定搜索结束,其中第二阈值小于第一阈值。