Patent ID: 11934687
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A data storage device, comprising:
a plurality of media surfaces;
a plurality of heads disposed over the plurality of media surfaces, wherein each head of the plurality of heads is capable of being actuated over a different media surface of the plurality of media surfaces, and wherein each head of the plurality of heads comprises a write transducer and a read transducer;
control circuitry configured to:
first write data to a first media surface of the plurality of media surfaces using a first write transducer of a first head of the plurality of heads, wherein the first media surface is sequentially written from an outer-most track to an inner-most track; and
then upon filling the first media surface write data to a second media surface of the plurality of media surfaces using a second write transducer of a second head of the plurality of heads, wherein the second media surface is sequentially written from an inner-most track to an outer-most track; and
means to disable at least one write transducer of the plurality of heads, wherein the means to disable the at least one write transducer comprises a means to render inoperable a fuse coupled to the at least one write transducer.