Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of eliminating the need to create data for compensating the displacement of a servo pattern occurring at the time of writing the servo pattern using an amplitude method and thereby of significantly reducing the production time of a disk medium. A servo pattern writing apparatus that uses a write head to write a servo pattern on a recording medium according to an amplitude method, comprises: a position sensor that detects the displacement amount of the write head with respect to its reference position in the track crossing direction; and a delay amount adjustment circuit that writes a servo pattern in correspondence with a servo pattern write phase amount which is set for compensating the displacement amount detected by the position sensor at the time of demodulation of the servo pattern.

Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of eliminating the need to create data for compensating the displacement of a servo pattern occurring at the time of writing the servo pattern using an amplitude method and thereby of significantly reducing the production time of a disk medium. A servo pattern writing apparatus that uses a write head to write a servo pattern on a recording medium according to an amplitude method, comprises: a position sensor 8 that detects the displacement amount of the write head with respect to its reference position in the track crossing direction; and a delay amount adjustment circuit 10 that writes a servo pattern in correspondence with a servo pattern write phase amount which is set for compensating the displacement amount detected by the position sensor 8 at the time of demodulation of the servo pattern.

Abstract: A disk device comprises a disk having predetermined information sectors recorded at a constant interval; a head scanning the disk; and a disturbance-compensation unit obtaining an amount of a disturbance based on a time-interval measurement in reading the predetermined information sectors so as to compensate a position of the head according to the amount of the disturbance.

Abstract: A disk drive unit includes acceleration sensors mounted thereon. A sequence for calculating an amount by which a head actuator is adjusted during recording and readout operations is changed based on an output from the acceleration sensors.

Abstract: A magnetic disk unit has two actuators each rotating on a common rotary shaft. The two actuators are driven by a voice coil motor. The voice coil motor comprises: a magnetic circuit comprising a magnet provided for the two actuators on a common basis and two yokes, which are associated with the two actuators, respectively, said two yokes being disposed at both sides between which the magnet intervenes; and two coils provided for the two actuators, respectively.

Abstract: In a magnetic disk apparatus in which heads integrally having write heads and read heads are arranged correspondingly to data surfaces of plural media, servo information including phase servo patterns is written discretely in a track direction onto the data surfaces of the plural media. For this reason, at first, displacement amounts of the read heads with respect to the write heads are measured in each head and each cylinder position of the media. Next, phases of the phase servo patterns are adjusted so that relative displacement amounts between the reads heads are eliminated in each head and each cylinder position of the media, and the phase servo patterns are written.

Abstract: A disk drive unit mounts an acceleration sensor. A sequence for calculating an amount by which a head actuator is adjusted during recording and readout operations is changed based on an output from the acceleration sensor.

Abstract: A disk device comprises a disk having predetermined information sectors recorded at a constant interval; a head scanning the disk; and a disturbance-compensation unit obtaining an amount of a disturbance based on a time-interval measurement in reading the predetermined information sectors so as to compensate a position of the head according to the amount of the disturbance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a calibration method for an acceleration sensor in a storage device for calibrating and a storage device, an enclosure for calibrating the acceleration sensor for compensating a vibration of an enclosure in a state of its being mounted in a storage drive. The calibration method and mode comprises a step of exciting a actuator of the drive by flowing a drive current having a predetermined current value, a step of calculating the acceleration of the enclosure of the drive from the predetermined current value and a mechanical transfer function of the storage device, a step of detecting a measured value of the acceleration sensor, and a step of calculating a sensitivity of the acceleration sensor from the calculated acceleration and from the detected measured value. The acceleration sensor is calibrated in the state of its being mounted in the disk drive, and hence the sensitivity can be precisely calibrated.

Abstract: A disk device performs feedforward servo control for moving a head to a target track. The disk device includes a calibrating portion for updating feedforward information, for moving the head, into information dedicated to the specific disk device; and a feedforward information storing portion for storing the feedforward information.

Abstract: In a magnetic disk apparatus in which heads integrally having write heads and read heads are arranged correspondingly to data surfaces of plural media, servo information including phase servo patterns is written discretely in a track direction onto the data surfaces of the plural media. For this reason, at first, displacement amounts of the read heads with respect to the write heads are measured in each head and each cylinder position of the media. Next, phases of the phase servo patterns are adjusted so that relative displacement amounts between the reads heads are eliminated in each head and each cylinder position of the media, and the phase servo patterns are written.

Abstract: Disclosed are a servo pattern writing method for magnetic disk drives making it possible to write a high-density and easily controllable servo pattern with high producibility, and a magnetic disk drive in which a servo pattern is written according to the method. The servo pattern writing method for magnetic disk drives in which a servo pattern is written on a plurality of surfaces in a magnetic disk drive having the plurality of surfaces comprises a step of writing a master servo pattern on a master surface that is one of the plurality of surfaces, and a step of writing a servo pattern on the surfaces other than the master surface while performing positioning on the basis of the master servo pattern. The master servo pattern contains a pattern identical to the servo pattern to be written on the surfaces other than the master surface. The master servo pattern is written before the master surface is incorporated in a main unit of the magnetic disk drive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information recording medium for a disk drive having improved recording efficiency. The information recording medium is provided with discrete servo and data areas, with servo information being recorded in the servo areas. Cylinder information included in one or more servo areas is used to locate particular data areas on a disk. In the present invention at least partial cylinder information in one servo area is used to locate more than one data area by dividing the cylinder information into different servo areas, or using the cylinder information in one servo area to locate a data area associated with another servo area. By recording the divided cylinder information in respective ones of the servo areas provided on a given cylinder on the disk, less disk space is needed for cylinder information, so the size of the data areas can be increased and recording efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: A storage device includes a predetermined number of disks on which servo information is recorded, and a predetermined number of heads. The heads are positioned on target cylinders on the basis of the servo information read from the disks through the heads, so that information recording/reproducing can be performed. The disks include outer guard band areas located further out than data areas and inner guard band areas located further in than the data area. Analysis information concerning disk surfaces are recorded on the outer guard band areas. Each of the outer guard band areas is segmented into first and second outer guard band areas in a radial direction. The analysis information is recorded on the first outer guard band area. The servo information for an off-track correction is recorded on the second outer guard band area.

Abstract: A disk apparatus in which a seek operation of one of a plurality of heads to a target position on one of a plurality of recording disks is performed by using location data on the one of the recording disks, includes a memory unit in which at least defect location data is stored, the defect location data indicating a location of a defect on the recording disks. A defect location determining unit determines a seek path of one of the heads from a present position to the target position prior to performing the seek operation, and detects whether the defect location is included in the seek path. A seek control unit performs the seek operation of the one of the heads by using the location data on the one of the recording disks, and inhibits using the location data at the defect location when the defect location determining unit detects that the defect location is included in the seek path.

Abstract: There is used a disk medium in which tracks are divided into a plurality of zones in the radial direction and information is read and written with a constant linear density by using a clock signal of a different frequency every zone. A drive unit forms a dead space corresponding to at least one track at a zone boundary of the disk medium and reads or writes the information. In the case where it is judged that the head passes through the zone boundary by the seeking operation to the cylinder address position instructed from an upper apparatus, the cylinder address instructed from the upper apparatus is corrected on the basis of the number of boundary passing times and the seeking operation is performed.

Abstract: There is used a disk medium in which tracks are divided into a plurality of zones in the radial direction and information is read and written with a constant linear density by using a clock signal of a different frequency every zone. A drive unit forms a dead space corresponding to at least one track at a zone boundary of the disk medium and reads or writes the information. In the case where it is judged that the head passes through the zone boundary by the seeking operation to the cylinder address position instructed from an upper apparatus, the cylinder address instructed from the upper apparatus is corrected on the basis of the number of boundary passing times and the seeking operation is performed.

Abstract: A method of controlling start-up of a sensorless spindle motor used in a disk apparatus reduces time spent on start-up of a spindle motor with high reliability. The motor is used for rotating a disk on which information is recorded, and no sensor is provided in the motor for sensing an angular position of a rotor relative to a stator of the motor. The motor is operated at a steady rotational speed and is stopped by supplying a stop command. An aligning operation is performed immediately after the motor is stopped. The aligning operation is performed to rotate the rotor to a predetermined angular position relative to the stator of said motor. The motor is operated at a steady speed by a synchronization control when operation of the motor is started by supplying a start command.

Abstract: In a disk medium, as servo patterns for offset detection, a pattern which is offset to the inner side, a pattern which is offset to the outer side, and a polarity pattern of a size exceeding a width of pattern as necessary are recorded in the track direction at specific cylinder positions of each data surface. In the case where only one of the read signals of the patterns which are offset to the inner side and outer side is obtained, the head is returned in such a direction as to eliminate the offset, and an offset measuring section measures the offset again. In this case, the offset measurement value is set to the total value of the head return amount and the last offset amount obtained from the read signals V1 and V2. When both of the two pattern read signals V1 and V2 are not obtained, the presence or absence of the read signal of the polarity pattern is judged.

Abstract: A disk storage device includes at least one disk, a head for scanning a principal surface of the disk in a generally radial direction thereof for reproducing a servo control signal in response to a servo pattern that is recorded on the principal surface, a rotary mechanism for moving the head along the principal surface of the disk generally in the radial direction, an amplifier supplied with the servo signal reproduced at the head for amplifying the same with a predetermined gain, a signal processing circuit for extracting first and second positional control signals each having a phase that is offset with respect to the phase of the other positional control signal by 90 degrees, from the servo control signal, a level detection circuit for detecting a head position at which the first and second positional control signals have simultaneously an identical level and further for detecting the level of the first and second positional control signals at the detected head position, a gain control circuit for control