Method for servo pattern application on single-side processed disks in a merged state
US7027246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for creating servo-tracks on the R-side of single-sided hard memory disks. The method includes placing two single-sided disks in a concentric contact merge orientation with the R-side of each disk facing outwardly. Two independent servo-track writers then position an independent transducer proximate each R-side and write desired servo-track data to the R-side surface of each disk. The disks are de-merged and either disk may be placed in any single-sided disk drive.
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