Patent ID: 11948603
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A data storage device, comprising:
one or more disks;
an actuator arm assembly comprising one or more disk heads and a first voice coil motor (VCM), the first VCM configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being different from the second mode, and wherein the first mode corresponds to a plurality of settings, including at least a first setting and a second setting; and
one or more processing devices configured to:
cause the first VCM to seek towards a target track in the first mode using the first setting for a first duration;
control transition of the first VCM from under the first mode using the first setting to the second setting;
cause the first VCM to seek towards the target track in the first mode using the second setting for a second duration; and
control transition of the first VCM from under the first mode to a second mode, wherein controlling the transitioning comprises:
seeking the first VCM toward the target track in the second mode for a third duration; and

wherein the first duration is longer than one or more of the second duration and the third duration.