Abstract: A slider operating air bearing surface (ABS) to remove a front saturation water vapor pressure peak near a front bulwark and a bad flow pattern area the between front bulwark and a central island. The ABS implementing these operations. Alternatively, ABS includes a front bulwark channel in the front bulwark and a central fin between the front bulwark and the central island. Slider includes an embodiment of the ABS. Head gimbal assembly (HGA) includes the slider. Head stack assembly includes at least one HGA. Hard disk drive includes the head stack assembly. Manufacturing methods for the slider, the HGA, the head stack assembly, the hard disk drive, and these items as products of their manufacturing processes.

Abstract: The invention includes a thermoelectric device, preferably including an electrical contact pair providing enabling power for a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface to the exterior heat transfer interface, and a second heat transfer from the exterior heat transfer interface to the internal heat transfer interface. The device preferably includes a means for enabling the power from the electrical contact pair for the first and second heat transfers. The thermoelectric device may include a thermal controller and/or a thermal transfer element. The thermoelectric device may include a fan motor driving a fan moving air across a heat sink included in the thermal transfer element. An external cover may include the thermoelectric device. The hard disk drive including the thermoelectric device. A system including the hard disk drive. Manufacturing these apparatus and these apparatus as products of these manufacturing processes.

Abstract: Method and apparatus (thermal controller) for controlling a thermoelectric device to affect the temperature of an internal thermal zone in a hard disk drive to enable a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface included in a thermal interface to an exterior heat transfer interface thermally coupling to the exterior of said hard disk drive, and applying to enable a second heat transfer from the exterior heat transfer interface to the internal heat transfer interface. The thermoelectric device may include the thermal controller. An external cover may include the thermal controller. The hard disk drive includes the thermal controller directing the thermoelectric device. Systems including at least one of the hard disk drives. Manufacturing these apparatus and these apparatus as products of these processes are part of the invention.

Abstract: A system includes at least one hard disk drive (HDD) controlling the temperature of an internal thermal zone. The HDD preferably includes a thermal controller directing a thermoelectric device based upon a temperature measure of internal thermal zone. The thermoelectric device thermal-couples via thermal interface to internal thermal zone and to air exterior to HDD, providing a first heat transfer to remove heat from the internal thermal zone and providing a second heat transfer to add heat to the internal thermal zone. The thermal controller directs the thermoelectric device to provide the first heat transfer, when the temperature measure is above a top operating temperature, and directs the thermoelectric device to provide the second heat transfer, when the temperature measure is below a bottom operating temperature. The system may be a RAID, server computer, desktop computer, and notebook computer. Manufacturing these systems. The systems as manufacturing products.

Abstract: CSS hard disk drive providing improved take-off and/or touchdown by asserting pitch actuation control signal stimulating a pitch actuator to flex a flexure finger, altering the pitch angle of slider coupling through flexure finger to pitch actuator. Method implemented by embedded circuit and/or embedded processor. Manufacturing embedded processor, embedded circuit, CSS hard disk drive, and these process products.

Abstract: CSS hard disk drive providing improved take-off and/or touchdown by asserting pitch actuation control signal stimulating a pitch actuator to flex a flexure finger, altering the pitch angle of slider coupling through flexure finger to pitch actuator. Method implemented by embedded circuit and/or embedded processor. Manufacturing embedded processor, embedded circuit, CSS hard disk drive, and these process products.

Abstract: A slider operating air bearing surface (ABS) to remove a front saturation water vapor pressure peak near a front bulwark and a bad flow pattern area the between front bulwark and a central island. The ABS implementing these operations. Alternatively, ABS includes a front bulwark channel in the front bulwark and a central fin between the front bulwark and the central island. Slider includes an embodiment of the ABS. Head gimbal assembly (HGA) includes the slider. Head stack assembly includes at least one HGA. Hard disk drive includes the head stack assembly. Manufacturing methods for the slider, the HGA, the head stack assembly, the hard disk drive, and these items as products of their manufacturing processes.

Abstract: Method operating hard disk drive (HDD) by receiving temperature and pressure readings from sensors, determining condensation danger from reading and asserting heat-up control to stimulate a thermoelectric device to move heat from exterior to interior thermal zone of HDD. Apparatus implementing method including embedded circuit, embedded processor in embedded circuit, thermal controller, thermal processor in thermal controller, and HDD. Manufacturing methods for apparatus and apparatus as products of these processes.

Abstract: The invention includes a thermoelectric device, preferably including an electrical contact pair providing enabling power for a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface to the exterior heat transfer interface, and a second heat transfer from the exterior heat transfer interface to the internal heat transfer interface. The device preferably includes a means for enabling the power from the electrical contact pair for the first and second heat transfers. The thermoelectric device may include a thermal controller and/or a thermal transfer element. The thermoelectric device may include a fan motor driving a fan moving air across a heat sink included in the thermal transfer element. An external cover may include the thermoelectric device. The hard disk drive including the thermoelectric device. A system including the hard disk drive. Manufacturing these apparatus and these apparatus as products of these manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A hard disk drive (HDD) controlling the temperature of an internal thermal zone. The HDD preferably includes a thermal controller directing a thermoelectric device based upon a temperature measure of internal thermal zone. The thermoelectric device thermal-couples via thermal interface to internal thermal zone and to air exterior to HDD, providing a first heat transfer to remove heat from the internal thermal zone and providing a second heat transfer to add heat to the internal thermal zone. The thermal controller directs the thermoelectric device to provide the first heat transfer, when the temperature measure is above a top operating temperature, and directs the thermoelectric device to provide the second heat transfer, when the temperature measure is below a bottom operating temperature. A system may include at least one HDD and may be a RAID, server computer, desktop computer, and notebook computer. Manufacturing HDD and HDD as manufacturing product.

Abstract: Method and apparatus (thermal controller) for controlling a thermoelectric device to affect the temperature of an internal thermal zone in a hard disk drive to enable a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface included in a thermal interface to an exterior heat transfer interface thermally coupling to the exterior of said hard disk drive, and applying to enable a second heat transfer from the exterior heat transfer interface to the internal heat transfer interface. The thermoelectric device may include the thermal controller. An external cover may include the thermal controller. The hard disk drive includes the thermal controller directing the thermoelectric device. Systems including at least one of the hard disk drives. Manufacturing these apparatus and these apparatus as products of these processes are part of the invention.

Abstract: External cover for hard disk drive with internal thermal zone, including transfer interface to internal thermal zone. Disk cover and/or disk base serving as external cover. Thermoelectric device providing heat transfers across transfer interface to exterior, to warm and cool internal thermal zone. Thermal controller providing driving signal to thermoelectric device. Fan motor powering fan moving air across thermal transfer element exterior to hard disk drive. Manufacture of external cover, and product of that process. Operation of external cover. Temperature measure for internal thermal zone. Driving signal pulse-width-modulation. Hard disk drive containing external cover. Systems using the hard disk drive with thermal conduit. These systems include, but are not limited to, a Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID), a server computer, a desktop computer, and a notebook computer. Manufacturing hard disk drive and product of the process.

Abstract: A system includes at least one hard disk drive (HDD) controlling the temperature of an internal thermal zone. The HDD preferably includes a thermal controller directing a thermoelectric device based upon a temperature measure of internal thermal zone. The thermoelectric device thermal-couples via thermal interface to internal thermal zone and to air exterior to HDD, providing a first heat transfer to remove heat from the internal thermal zone and providing a second heat transfer to add heat to the internal thermal zone. The thermal controller directs the thermoelectric device to provide the first heat transfer, when the temperature measure is above a top operating temperature, and directs the thermoelectric device to provide the second heat transfer, when the temperature measure is below a bottom operating temperature. The system may be a RAID, server computer, desktop computer, and notebook computer. Manufacturing these systems. The systems as manufacturing products.

Abstract: An encapsulated hard disk drive. The drive includes a spindle motor and an actuator arm assembly coupled to a base plate. A disk and head are coupled to the spindle motor and actuator arm assembly, respectively. A cover encloses the disk and the head. The cover and the base plate are covered with an encapsulant. The encapsulant may be a dip coated polymer that can flow into every crack and aperture of the cover and base plate to hermetically seal the disk drive.

Abstract: A hard disk drive that has a liquid bearing between a head and a disk of the disk drive. The drive includes a spindle motor and an actuator arm assembly coupled to a base plate. The disk and the head are coupled to the spindle motor and actuator arm assembly, respectively. The liquid bearing is formed between the head and the disk. By way of example, the liquid bearing can be formed by the condensation of a vapor within the disk drive assembly. The liquid bearing can minimize mechanical wear while optimizing signal strength in the signal detected by the head.