| CPC G11B 19/045 (2013.01) [G11B 27/3045 (2013.01); G11B 2220/2516 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A magnetic disk device comprising:
a circular magnetic disk including a plurality of tracks for data recording composed of a plurality of sectors arranged in a circumferential direction, the tracks being formed to be arranged in a radial direction;
a magnetic head provided to seek in the radial direction of the magnetic disk and which writs and reads data to and from the magnetic disk; and
a controller which controls rotation of the magnetic disk and seek of the magnetic head, wherein
the controller includes:
a first write control section of writing first data and second data to each of the sectors of a predetermined track among the tracks;
a second write control section of writing the first data to each of the sectors of a predetermined track among the tracks; and
a selection control section of, when receiving a write command, estimating the time required from start of a process of the first write control section to end of the process, and selectively executing the process of the first write control section or a process of the second write control section by comparing the estimated time with a time limit specified in advance.
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