| US 7,509,728 B1 | ||
| Method for adjusting head-to-disk spacing in a disk drive | ||
| Erhard Schreck, San Jose, Calif. (US); Francis P. Crimi, Los Altos, Calif. (US); Duc Bahn, San Jose, Calif. (US); Thao Anh Nguyen, San Jose, Calif. (US); Kazuhiro Saito, San Jose, Calif. (US); Donald J. Brunnett, Pleasanton, Calif. (US); Andrew LeFebvre, Campbell, Calif. (US); Scott Hughes, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Brian Strom, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Michael Mallary, Sterling, Mass. (US); Hyunchul Shim, Milpitas, Calif. (US); and Bruce C. Schardt, Tracey, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Maxtor Corporation, Scotts Valley, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/101,298. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/560832, filed on Apr. 08, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 21/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 29—603.03 [29/603.09; 360/75; 360/294.7] | 57 Claims |
| 29. A method for manufacturing a first disk drive, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a first slider including a first read/write head that magnetically interacts with a first storage surface of a first
storage disk of the first disk drive;
directing an operational power level to a first slider mover that forms a portion of the first slider to move at least the
portion of the first slider to adjust a first head-to-disk spacing during a manufacturing operation of the first disk drive
without causing head-to-disk contact;
determining an incremental power level necessary to be delivered to a second slider mover of a second slider having a second
read/write head to adjust a second head-to-disk spacing relative to a second storage surface by a predetermined increment;
and
basing the operational power level on the incremental power level.
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