Disk drive device with a high frequency access method and apparatus
US6556369B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive device comprising a disk-shaped recording medium, having a recording surface on which a plurality of tracks having a predetermined width in a radial direction are defined, said recording surface including a first area wherein a plurality of recording tracks and a plurality of non-recording tracks are located so as to form an alternating pattern along the radial direction of the recording surface. The disk drive device may further comprise: a transducer to record information on the disk-shaped recording medium; a position error detector element to detect position error relative to a target track to be recorded on; an actuator to move the transducer to the target track according to the position error; and an end-of-seek detector, wherein when the transducer is moved to a target track inside the predetermined area the end-of-seek detector determines an end of seek based on whether the position error is less than a first threshold, and when the transducer is moved to a target track outside the predetermined area, the end-of-seek detector determines an end of seek based on whether the position error is less than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is less than …
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