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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Mehedi Hassan, Plano, TX (US);
Mehedi Hassan, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for retracting a read/write head () to a landing position of a disk () in a disk drive system () which includes an actuator () coupled with the head () for retracting in a first direction toward an outside diameter of the disk () and a second direction toward an inside diameter of the disk () in response to corresponding signals. A control device () coupled with the actuator () which is adapted for determining a retract direction for the read/write head (), wherein a first signal indicative of a first direction and a second signal indicative of a second direction is provided to the actuator (), the control device () further providing the first signal following a loss of power which energizes the disk drive motor () of the disk drive system and providing the second signal subsequent to providing the first signal for retracting the read/write head () to the landing position.