Patent ID: 6278570
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive device comprising:a rotating data recording disk having a data recording zone and a landing zone;a head/slider assembly flying above said rotating data recording disk;an actuator arm supporting said head/slider assembly;an actuating means for moving said actuator arm to move said head/slider assembly across said data recording zone and said landing zone along a radial direction of said rotating data recording disk;an actuator lock for stopping a movement of said actuator arm to position said head/slider assembly above said landing zone; anda control means for responding to a termination of a read/write operation to apply a drive current for moving said actuator arm toward said actuator lock;wherein said control means continuously applies said drive current to said actuating means after engagement of said actuator arm and said actuator lock to maintain an engagement of said actuator arm with said actuator lock stopped at a predetermined position, after said termination of read/write operation, and stops a rotation of said rotating data recording disk.