Magnetic disk apparatus and position control method for magnetic head slider thereof
US6920009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a magnetic head slider of a magnetic disk apparatus, including therein a load/unload mechanism for loading/unloading the magnetic head slider 2 to the magnetic disk, on which is defined a load/unload zone 12 of a predetermined length in a peripheral direction thereof, wherein a specific command or pattern 14 is recorded in front of the load/unload zone of the magnetic disk, in the peripheral direction thereof, and a controller moves the magnetic head slider onto a track in an inside thereof, so as to avoid passing on or above the load/unload zone, when reading out this specific command recorded, and then moves it back onto that track, again, during when reading/writing data on the track lying on the same radius to that of the load/unload zone.
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