LOW TRACK PER INCH (TPI) ZONE, IN WHICH NECESSITY OF ADJACENT TRACK ERASURE (ATE) REFRESHING IS REDUCED

摘要

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new and improved low TPI zone which reduces the necessity of ATE refreshing. Ž<P>SOLUTION: A method and a system which both identify at least one low track per inch (TPI) zone and at least one standard TPI area are shown. The low TPI area (805) can be used for storing information which can frequently be rewritten. The standard TPI area (810) can be used for storing information which is not so frequently rewritten. The low TPI area reduces the necessity of adjacent track erasure (ATE) refreshing. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž