Maxtor Corporation

Hyunchul Shim

Erhard Theodor Schreck

Michael L Mallary

Thao Anh Nguyen

Brian D Strom

Donald Joseph Brunnett

Bruce C Schardt

Francis P Crimi

Scott A Hughes

Kazuhiro Saito

Andrew LeFebvre

Duc Bahn

A method for manufacturing a first disk drive includes incorporating a first storage disk having a first storage surface, and a first slider having a first read/write head and a slider mover into the first disk drive. Further, the first read/write head is movably positioned a first head-to-disk spacing relative to the first storage surface. The method also includes 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. In addition, the method includes adjusting a first head-to-disk spacing by directing an operational power level to the first slider mover. The operational power level is derived from the incremental power level. The step of determining an incremental power level can include directing power to the second slider mover and detecting approximately when a portion of the second slider first contacts the second storage surface. Moreover, the step of adjusting can be performed during one or more manufacturing operations of the first disk drive.

Method for adjusting head-to-disk spacing in a disk drive

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Milpitas, CA, United States of America

Hyunchul Shim