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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Ruediger Friedrich Berger, Heidesheim, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for indexing hard disks by using a scanning probe is disclosed. A hard disk includes several essentially concentric magnetic tracks. A scanning probe is initially positioned at a first point located on a magnetic track to mark the first point as a first radial position index. Then, the scanning probe is positioned at a second point located on the magnetic track to mark the second point as a second radial position index. Next, the scanning probe is positioned at a third point located on the magnetic track to mark the third point as a third radial position index. A rotational center of a co-ordinate system is subsequently calculated according to the three radial position indexes. Finally, the co-ordinate system having the rotational center is utilized as a precise indexing system.