Patent ID: 11881232
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. The HDD of claim 1, wherein:
the first spindle motor comprises a first central shaft;
the second spindle motor comprises a second central shaft separate from and coaxial with the first central shaft;
the second portion further comprises a shared shaft to which both the first actuator and the second actuator are coupled;
the first spindle motor is configured for rotating the first disk media about the first central shaft independently of the second spindle motor rotating the second disk media about the second central shaft; and
the first actuator is configured for moving the first plurality of head sliders about the shared shaft to access portions of the first disk media independently of the second actuator moving the second plurality of head sliders about the shared shaft to access portions of the second disk media.