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Reducing acoustic noise in a disk drive when exiting idle mode

US8760796B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2011
Grant dateJun 24, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5586
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of tracks, wherein each track comprises a plurality of servo sectors. When entering an idle mode, the head is floated over the disk, and when exiting the idle mode, a radial velocity of the head is measured, a seek distance is determined in response to the radial velocity, and a seek operation seeks the head the seek distance to a first track.

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