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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Walter W. Butler, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Keith R. Berding, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph M. Viglione, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Walter W. Butler, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Keith R. Berding, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph M. Viglione, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
An aspect of the invention can be regarded as a method of making disk drives. The method includes providing a frame array. The frame array includes a frame, a plurality of disk drive base portions, and a plurality of tie bars connected between the frame and the disk drive base portions. The method further includes attaching a respective disk drive component to each of the disk drive base portions. The method further includes removing the disk drive base portions from the frame by severing the tie bars.