Patent ID: 6707634
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A method for controlling a rotating storage device, wherein said rotating storage device includes a storage medium driven to rotate, a read/write head for reading/writing information on said storage medium and a ramped loading mechanism in which said read/write head is stored, said method comprising:loading said read/write head from said ramped loading mechanism onto said storage medium; reading location information stored in said storage medium via said read/write head; retaining a location of said read/write head for a predetermined period above a track of a region other than a valid storage region of said storage medium after succeeding of reading of said location information; moving said read/write head to an inside of said storage medium; and moving said read/write head to an outside of said storage medium, wherein a speed of moving to said outside is greater than a speed of moving to said inside.