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APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A MULTI-CONTROLLER AND MULTI-ACTUATOR STORAGE DEVICE

  • US 20070297083A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2007
  • Published: 12/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data storage device comprising:

  • a housing;

    at least one data storage disk rotatably mounted within said housing;

    at least a first actuator arm assembly and at least a second actuator arm assembly, said at least first actuator arm assembly and said at least second actuator arm assembly being coupled to said housing, said at least first actuator arm assembly carrying a read-write head for both reading data from and writing data to said at least one data storage disk, said at least second actuator arm assembly carrying a read-only head for only reading data from said at least one data storage disk;

    at least a first data storage device interface associated with said at least first actuator arm assembly and at least a second data storage device interface associated with said at least second actuator arm assembly; and

    a common hard drive controller.

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