Load/unload system and method for maximizing disk writeable area
US7154698B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/54
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for loading a head onto a specified load zone of a disk includes reading positional index information for determining a position of a pre-specified load zone of a disk. When to load a head is determined based on the positional index information so that the head will load onto the load zone, the load zone having an arc of less than 360 degrees. The head is loaded from a ramp onto the load zone at the proper time.
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