Abstract: A method and device allows a magnetic disk drive system to avoid thru- talk between opposing read/write devices, or gaps, within heads for magnetic data storage media. Certain head designs for magnetic disk drives require the read/write devices in opposing heads to be situated directly across from each other when considering a line from one of the read/write devices perpendicular through the magnetic disk to the other read/write device. When both read/write devices are operating simultaneously electromagnetic interference, or thru-talk, causes the signal of one or both read/write devices to be corrupted or cancelled. By moving one of the read/write devices a slight distance from the line the interference eliminated and both read/write devices operate properly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk drive having a linear actuator for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium. The heads are mounted on a carriage assembly along with a voice coil motor for driving the carriage assembly into and out of engagement of the heads with the medium. The carriage assembly slides linearly on a central guide track. A flexure is provided for the central guide track for linear movement by the carriage assembly so that initial linear movement of the carriage assembly is by flexing the flexure and further, larger linear movement of the carriage assembly is by sliding along the guide track. In one form of the invention the central guide track is suspended at the front end by a flexure and at the rear end by a bearing. In another form of the invention the central guide track is suspended at each end by a flexure. The flexure has an attaching mechanism for attaching the flexure to the central guide track so that the flexure pivots freely on the central guide track.