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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2025
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Sudo, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a controller executes a first command for accessing a first recording surface, executes a seek operation subsequent to completion of the access according to the first command, and executes a second command for accessing a second recording surface subsequent to completion of the seek operation. The seek operation includes performing a waiting operation in accordance with a relative velocity in a radial direction between a first magnetic head and a second magnetic head after completion of the access according to the first command. The first magnetic head faces the first recording surface, and the second magnetic head faces the second recording surface. The seek operation includes executing, subsequent to the waiting operation, switching of a magnetic head in use from the first magnetic head to the second magnetic head and starting of movement of a group of the magnetic heads.