Patent ID: 6252742
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive comprising:at least one disk;means for rotating said at least one disk;a head slider configured and arranged to float upon a layer of air above a surface of said at least one disk when said at least one disk is rotating;said head slider including:a slider body having a base surface for facing the disk surface;first and second slider rails provided on the base surface of said slider body, said first and second slider rails having a first height from the base surface; andfirst and second pads provided on the base surface of said slider body, said first and second pads having a second height from the base surface which is greater than the first height, wherein said first and second pads are located in outer peripheral areas of the base surface, between one of said slider rails and an adjacent longitudinal edge of the base surface; andwherein all portions of said head slider are configured and arranged to float upon the layer of air above the rotating disk surface.