Methods and apparatus for managing write inhibit in response to a predictive metric

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PATENT NO 7400467
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11429760

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Methods of controlling reading/writing by a read/write head of a disk drive include generating a position error signal indicative of a displacement of the read/write head from a desired radial location on a surface of a data storage disk. A control signal for moving the read/write head to the desired location is calculated responsive to the position error signal. Writing by the read/write head is inhibited responsive to the control signal exceeding a control signal threshold value. A disk drive includes a controller configured to generate a position error signal indicative of a displacement of a read/write head from a desired location on a surface of a disk, and to generate a control signal for moving the read/write head to the desired location. The controller is further configured to inhibit writing by the read/write head responsive to a predictive metric that is predictive of the position error signal exceeding a threshold.

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  • MAXTOR CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Calihan, Thomas Longmont, CO 1 4
Franks, Jeff Loveland, CO 1 4
Hu, Xiaoping Milpitas, CA 101 1322

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