Floppy disk drive control apparatus capable of ensuring seek operation using a stepping motor having a low torque
US6515821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/121
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an FDD control apparatus for controlling a floppy disk drive for driving a floppy disk loaded in the floppy disk drive, an FDD control part including a floppy disk controller (FDC) is disposed in an FDD side in lieu of a host side (a SET side). The host side (SET side) is loaded with a USB connector connected to the FDD control part. The FDD control part includes a flash ROM for storing a program for adjusting a step timing of a stepping motor.
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