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Method and apparatus for preemptive head crash avoidance in a disk drive

  • US 6,344,938 B1
  • Filed: 03/24/2000
  • Issued: 02/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for preemptive head crash avoidance in a direct access storage device (DASD) comprising the steps of:

  • utilizing at least two actuators, each said actuator servicing at least one transducer head;

    monitoring for a predicted head crash; and

    responsive to an identified predicted head crash, unloading a transducer head for said predicted head crash and unloading each additional transducer head being serviced by an actuator for said transducer head for said predicted head crash.

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