Patent ID: 6467153
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a disk drive, the disk drive comprising a head disk assembly and a controller printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), the method comprising the steps of:a) while in a clean room: i) assembling the head disk assembly; ii) performing servo writing upon the head disk assembly; b) connecting the head disk assembly to a test controller to perform a head disk assembly test upon the head disk assembly; c) connecting the head disk assembly to the controller PCBA to form a drive-under-test; d) transporting the drive-under-test to an integrated test system and electrically connecting the drive-under-test to the integrated test system, the integrated test system configured to perform a plurality of manufacturing tests comprising an initial drive test an intelligent burn-in test and a final test to substantially reduce handling of the drive-under test during and between each of the manufacturing tests, the initial drive test including a least one of a power-on test and a check for drive ready; and e) performing the manufacturing tests without removing the drive-under-test from the integrated test system at least between the initial drive test and the initial burn-in test, thereby enabling the initial burn-in to be performed without repeating portion of the initial drive test.