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Multi-arm disk drive system having interleaved read/write operations and method of controlling same

US7385781B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateJun 10, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0659
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hard disk drive system that includes one or more rotating data storage platters, a drive controller and multiple actuator assemblies and corresponding respective read/write heads. The actuator assemblies are separately movable for performing separate data seeks. The controller is configured to interleave the seek and read/write operations of the multiple actuator assemblies and read/write heads with one another.

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