Head instability recovery method for a disk drive

Details Head instability recovery method for a disk drive Head instability recovery method for a disk drive

1994-02-08

1999-08-17

Tokar, Michael

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

General processing of a digital signal

Data verification

360 31, G11B 509

Patent

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059402342

ABSTRACT:
A method of recovering a read/write head in a metastable state employs a retry algorithm which uses a combinatorial approach, i.e., parameters are altered step-by-step, and the retry algorithm is operational for a predetermined time. The method also employs an auxiliary write operation that utilizes a predetermined spare data sector on a track, another sector of which includes data. In this spare data sector, the corrective write/cycling operation can occur without requiring any seek operations and without overwriting of prerecorded data. In addition, the present method may include the step of moving the arm on which the head is mounted to a remote or crash position relative to a magnetic medium such as a disk, and, if so chosen, forcing a write operation with the head in that position.

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