Patent ID: 6985333

Claim:
A load/unload-type disk drive comprising: a data storage medium; a slider comprising: a slider body comprising an upper surface and a lower surface that projects toward said data storage medium of said disk drive, wherein said lower surface comprises at least one air bearing surface, a suction cavity, a leading edge and a trailing edge longitudinally spaced from said leading edge, wherein said data storage medium moves relative to said slider body in a direction at least from said leading edge of said slider body toward said trailing edge of said slider body; and a first venting hole extending through said slider body to said suction cavity; a first valve associated with said first venting hole of said slider body; and a load beam, wherein said load beam comprises a top surface and a bottom surface generally facing said data storage medium of said disk drive, wherein said first valve is disposed between said bottom surface of said load beam and said upper surface of said slider body.