HK1003676A1 - A system and method for controlling a seek operation in a disk drive - Google Patents

A system and method for controlling a seek operation in a disk drive

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Publication number
HK1003676A1
HK1003676A1 HK98102784A HK98102784A HK1003676A1 HK 1003676 A1 HK1003676 A1 HK 1003676A1 HK 98102784 A HK98102784 A HK 98102784A HK 98102784 A HK98102784 A HK 98102784A HK 1003676 A1 HK1003676 A1 HK 1003676A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
controlling
disk drive
seek operation
seek
disk
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HK98102784A
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English (en)
Inventor
Ellis Taeho Cha
Jia-Kuen Jerry Lee
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Seagate Technology Llc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B21/00—Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing
    • G11B21/02—Driving or moving of heads
    • G11B21/08—Track changing or selecting during transducing operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5521—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks
    • G11B5/5526—Control therefor; circuits, track configurations or relative disposition of servo-information transducers and servo-information tracks for control thereof
    • G11B5/553—Details
    • G11B5/5547—"Seek" control and circuits therefor
HK98102784A 1994-12-19 1998-04-02 A system and method for controlling a seek operation in a disk drive HK1003676A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/359,106 US5677808A (en) 1994-12-19 1994-12-19 System and method for controlling a seek operation in a disk drive
PCT/US1995/016301 WO1996019804A1 (en) 1994-12-19 1995-12-14 A system and method for controlling a seek operation in a disk drive

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HK1003676A1 true HK1003676A1 (en) 1998-11-06

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US (1) US5677808A (xx)
EP (1) EP0799478B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPH10506215A (xx)
KR (1) KR100257221B1 (xx)
DE (1) DE69507841T2 (xx)
HK (1) HK1003676A1 (xx)
WO (1) WO1996019804A1 (xx)

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DE69507841D1 (de) 1999-03-25
DE69507841T2 (de) 1999-08-12
KR980700656A (ko) 1998-03-30
US5677808A (en) 1997-10-14
EP0799478A1 (en) 1997-10-08
EP0799478B1 (en) 1999-02-10
KR100257221B1 (ko) 2000-05-15
JPH10506215A (ja) 1998-06-16
WO1996019804A1 (en) 1996-06-27

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