Patent ID: 7289396

Claim:
A disk apparatus comprising: a loading mechanism for transporting a disk having data stored thereon to a predetermined position; a data position specifying mechanism for specifying a data position in the data stored on the disk; a signal processor for processing a signal to control the data position specifying mechanism; a main controller for controlling operation of the apparatus as a whole; and a driver comprising: a loading controller for driving and controlling the loading mechanism; a data position specifying controller for driving and controlling the data position specifying mechanism; a first bias input terminal via which a bias voltage for operating the loading controller is fed in; a first signal input terminal via which a control signal fed from the main controller to the loading controller is fed in; a second bias input terminal via which a bias voltage for operating the data position specifying controller is fed in; and a second signal input terminal via which a control signal fed from the signal processor to the data position specifying controller is fed in, wherein, when a loading operation is performed by operating the loading mechanism, whereas the main controller feeds the bias voltage to the first bias input terminal, operation of the signal processor is halted.