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Methods of optimizing recording current and setting recording density of hard disk drive

US7102838B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2003
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/09
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method optimizing a recording current in consideration of operating temperatures of a hard disk drive and a method of setting a recording density in consideration of tracks per inch (TPI) or adjacent track erasure (ATE) characteristics. The method of optimizing the recording current measures a rate of errors under a test condition corresponding to the operating temperature of a hard disk drive, while changing a recording parameter, selects a recording parameter value corresponding to a smallest rate of errors, and optimizes the recording current for the hard disk drive under operating environmental conditions using the selected recording parameter value.

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