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Method of screening hard disk drive

US7123428B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2004
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of screening a hard disk drive (HDD) including: measuring one or more parameters to display read/write head performances at least two times during an HDD process; and calculating variances of the measured one or more parameters and judging whether head degradation has occurred based on the calculated variances.

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