Patent ID: 6202118
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A computer system having a disk storage device with an improved data storage scheme, the system comprising:a host computer;a disk storage device having at least one outer track capable of a higher data transfer rate than at least one inner track located inward from the at least one outer track; anda controller for controlling the transfer of data between the host computer and the disk storage device and having an associated memory that stores program instructions that when executed cause the controller to perform acts including:(a) receiving a data transfer command that includes data and a logical address that is part of a sequence of logical addresses;(b) performing a logical to physical translation on the logical address to produce a resulting physical address that selectively displaces the data inward or outward, out of the sequence of logical addresses responsive to a determination of whether the data does or does not require the higher data transfer rate; and(c) transferring the data between the host computer and the disk storage device at the resulting physical address.