Patent ID: 6246651
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk apparatus in which a control unit performs a seek control, comprising:a disk motor for rotating a disk placed at a loaded position in the disk apparatus;a motor driver for controlling the disk motor such that the disk is rotated by the disk motor at a controlled speed;a read/write head for reading information from or writing information to the disk when the disk is rotated by the disk motor at the controlled speed;a head shifting unit for shifting the head in a radial direction of the disk to a target location thereof when a seek is performed; andcurrent supply control means for controlling current supplied to the disk motor during the seek, wherein the current supply control means cuts off the current supply to the disk motor for a predetermined first period after a start of the seek wherein the current supply control means cuts off the current supply to the disk motor for a predetermined second period after the head is shifted to a position near the target location of the disk during the seek.