Distinguishing between different capacity removable disk cartridges

    公开(公告)号:GB2335786A

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-29

    申请号:GB9911576

    申请日:1996-03-07

    Abstract: A higher-capacity disk drive system (101, figure 7A) and a higher capacity removable disk cartridge (106) adapted for downward compatibility with older, lower-capacity disk drive systems, wherein a unique control format (208, figure 9C) is stored on higher-capacity removable disk cartridges (106) to distinguish them from older, lower-capacity removable disk cartridges (104) and thereby to facilitate cartridge capacity recognition by the higher-capacity disk drive system (101). Upon recognizing the capacity of an inserted removable disk cartridge, the higher-capacity disk drive system (101) can read and write data to the removable disk cartridge such that data which it stores on a lower-capacity removable disk cartridge (104) may be read by lower-capacity disk drive systems. A predefined distance between a DC gap and a servo pattern is used to determine disk storage capacity.

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    公开(公告)号:FR2733078A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-18

    申请号:FR9602951

    申请日:1996-03-08

    Abstract: A higher-capacity disk drive system and a higher-capacity removable disk cartridge adapted for downward compatibility with older, lower-capacity disk drive systems, wherein a unique control information format is stored on higher-capacity removable disk cartridges to distinguish them from older, lower-capacity removable disk cartridges and thereby to facilitate cartridge capacity recognition by the higher-capacity disk drive system. Upon recognizing the capacity of an inserted removable disk cartridge, the higher-capacity disk drive system can read and write data to the removable disk cartridge such that data which it stores on a lower-capacity removable disk cartridge may be read by lower-capacity disk drive systems.

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    公开(公告)号:DE19681291T1

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-26

    申请号:DE19681291

    申请日:1996-03-07

    Abstract: A higher-capacity disk drive system and a higher-capacity removable disk cartridge adapted for downward compatibility with older, lower-capacity disk drive systems, wherein a unique control information format is stored on higher-capacity removable disk cartridges to distinguish them from older, lower-capacity removable disk cartridges and thereby to facilitate cartridge capacity recognition by the higher-capacity disk drive system. Upon recognizing the capacity of an inserted removable disk cartridge, the higher-capacity disk drive system can read and write data to the removable disk cartridge such that data which it stores on a lower-capacity removable disk cartridge may be read by lower-capacity disk drive systems.

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