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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1996
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A magnetic head position detecting method is provided in which a first and a second position detection signal representative of a particular position of a magnetic head with respect to a magnetic disk is obtained. The first and the second position detection signal preferably is obtained by utilizing a burst pattern formed on the magnetic disk. Subsequently, a third position detection signal is generated by multiplying the first and the second position detection signals by a predetermined gain so that the third position detection signal changes linearly. The particular position of the magnetic head is detected by using the third position detection signal. In addition, a magnetic disk apparatus implementing the magnetic head position detecting method is provided.