Definition: Dedicated Landing Zone


The designated radial zone of the disk, usually at the inner portion of the disk, where the heads are stored to avoid contact with the data cylinders when power to the drive is off.




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Auto Defect Retirement

If the drive finds defective sectors during reads or writes, they are automatically mapped out and relocated.

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