A method of managing defective data sites on a hard disk drive through a shared defect table. The method writes both skip type entries and vector type entries to the defect table. Skip type entries represent defective data sites that are to be skipped during operation of the disk drive, and vector type...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6279089?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6279089 - Defective data site management through a shared defect management table
