Patent ID: 6698286
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A method of balancing a disk pack for use in a disk drive, the disk pack including a spindle motor and a rotatable disk, the spindle motor being configured to rotate the disk about an axis of rotation of the spindle motor, the spindle motor having a spindle motor imbalance location indicia upon the spindle motor indicative of a location of a spindle motor location imbalance, the method comprising:a) detecting the spindle motor imbalance location indicia; b) placing the disk upon the spindle motor; and c) attaching the disk to the spindle motor with the disk being off-set from the axis of rotation based upon the detected spindle motor imbalance location indicia for balancing the disk pack by producing a disk off-set imbalance in relation to the axis of rotation.