Recording/reproducing device and method of replacing defective sector on media
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Mar 28, 2000
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Sep 23, 1997
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Dec 21, 1994
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A device for recording and reproducing data on a recording media includes an error detecting unit for detecting a defective sector by reading the data from the media, a data copying unit for copying the data of the defective sector to at least one temporary replacing sector, a test unit for testing whether the defective sector has a media defect, and a replacement unit for replacing the defective sector with a spare sector by copying the data of the at least one temporary replacing sector to the spare sector when the defective sector has the media defect.
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