Adjusting a fly-height in hard disk drives
US7643240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/607
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for increasing reliability of a hard disk drive (HDD) is disclosed. One of a plurality of magnetic read/write heads in a hard disk drive (HDD) is determined to be disabled, and a fly-height associated with the disabled read/write head is increased with respect to a fly-height associated with the plurality of read/write heads.
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