Restore method and apparatus for disk drive
US4086636A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/553
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for restoring the electromagnetic read/write head of a disk drive from a position between a data-field track located closest to the axis of rotation of a disk loaded in the drive and a data-field track located furthest to such axis of rotation, to a position over the latter data-field track. A first predetermined code is prerecorded on each data-field track and a second predetermined code is prerecorded on each of a plurality of guard-band tracks. The head is first moved in a direction away from the axis of rotation of the disk at a predetermined velocity. The code stored on each track is read and detected as the head is moved thereover. The head is stopped over a track when the code read and detected therefrom is the second predetermined code. Then, the head is moved in a direction toward the axis of rotation of the disk and stopped over the data-field track located furthest from the axis of rotation of the disk.
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