A plurality of configuration sets are used with a detector coupled to a decoder. A processor is coupled to the memory registers and the detector and operable to load a first one of the configuration sets into the detector. The detector to attempts detection of the bits in the digital stream for a first iteration between the detector and the decoder using the first configuration set. After the first iteration, a second one of the configuration sets is loaded into the detector. The second configuration set is different than the first configuration set. The detector to attempts detection of the bits in the digital stream for a second iteration between the detector and the decoder using the second configuration set.

A hard disk device simulator, a testing system using the hard disk device simulator and a testing method thereof are disclosed. The hard disk device simulator having a detection circuit is serially connected to a test port of a device under test, and a test program is executed on the device under test to read a signal link status of an insertion slot of the device under test and transmit a detection command through the test port, to drive a detection circuit of the hard disk device simulator to detect signals on a power pin, a clock pin and a system management bus, to generate a detection result, thereby verifying correctness of the device under test based on the signal link status and the detection result. As a result, the technical effect of reducing the cost of testing the device under test can be achieved.

According to one embodiment, physical position information on errors on a recording medium is acquired, physical position relationship between the errors on the recording medium is calculated based on the position information, and a failure mode related to the errors is determined based on the position relationship.

According to one embodiment, an operating condition determining device includes a memory, and a processer. The memory is configured to store a plurality of classifications relating to information corresponding to a vibration state of a magnetic recording/reproducing device, and a plurality of setting parameter sets relating to an operation of the magnetic recording/reproducing device. The setting parameter sets correspond to the classifications. The processer is configured to acquire a first data. The first data includes information of the vibration state of the magnetic recording/reproducing device. The information is measured. The processer is configured to acquire one of the setting parameter sets from the memory. The one of the setting parameter sets corresponds to one of the classifications corresponding to the first data.

According to one embodiment, when an inspection of a defect of a recording surface of the magnetic disk is carried out by using the first processing section and the second processing section on the basis of the output of the gap sensor, a magnetic disk device is configured to compare a threshold defined on the basis of outputs of the first processing section at a plurality of tracks excluding a track which is an inspection object and an output of the first processing section at the track which is the inspection object with each other and, when the output of the first processing section at the track which is the inspection object exceeds the threshold, detect that there is a defect on the track concerned of the magnetic disk.

In an approach to adaptive tape calibration criteria based on the number of stop writes, the number of rewrite occurrences caused by a stop write is determined for each specific tape drive type. Responsive to detecting a stop write during a write operation, the total number of stop writes is stored on the tape drive. A rewrite calibration threshold is determined, where the rewrite calibration threshold includes the total number of stop writes on the tape drive and a calibration reference value for the specific tape drive type. Responsive to the number of rewrite occurrences caused by the stop write exceeding the rewrite calibration threshold while writing a data set on the tape drive, a calibration of the tape drive is performed.

According to one embodiment, an operating condition determining device includes a memory, and a processer. The memory is configured to store a plurality of classifications relating to information corresponding to a vibration state of a magnetic recording/reproducing device, and a plurality of setting parameter sets relating to an operation of the magnetic recording/reproducing device. The setting parameter sets correspond to the classifications. The processer is configured to acquire a first data. The first data includes information of the vibration state of the magnetic recording/reproducing device. The information is measured. The processer is configured to acquire one of the setting parameter sets from the memory. The one of the setting parameter sets corresponds to one of the classifications corresponding to the first data.

According to one embodiment, when an inspection of a defect of a recording surface of the magnetic disk is carried out by using the first processing section and the second processing section on the basis of the output of the gap sensor, a magnetic disk device is configured to compare a threshold defined on the basis of outputs of the first processing section at a plurality of tracks excluding a track which is an inspection object and an output of the first processing section at the track which is the inspection object with each other and, when the output of the first processing section at the track which is the inspection object exceeds the threshold, detect that there is a defect on the track concerned of the magnetic disk.

A method for testing a multiple-actuator storage device includes accessing a first storage device comprising at least a first and a second logical unit and concurrently performing a first group of test operations on the first logical unit and a second group of test operations on the second logical unit. The method includes monitoring for an interruption during the performing the group of test operations on the first or the second logical unit, and during the monitoring, if it is determined that there is an interruption on one of the first or second logical units, performing the respective test operations on the other logical unit is temporarily suspended. The method also includes continuing to monitor for the interruption, and upon determining that the interruption is not currently active, resuming concurrently performing the test operations on the first and second logical units.

Identifying recording disk defects in a data storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), for which disk defects are not previously identified, includes responsive to a first user data write request to a particular storage area of a disk medium, writing the user data to the particular storage area, reading the written user data from the particular storage area, and verifying the integrity of the user data read from the particular storage area. Upon passing, a second user data write request to the same particular storage area can be fulfilled without again reading and verifying. Upon failing, the particular storage area is marked as defective and the user data is written to a different storage area. This procedure can be repeated in response to each initial user write request to each storage area of each disk medium, foregoing the need for disk surface scanning during manufacturing.