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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaoping HU, Milipitas, CA (US);
Yu Sun, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaoping Hu, Milipitas, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention reduce the written-in run-out in servo data written to a storage medium. A set of servo controllers are evaluated and the controller having the best expected performance among the set is selected and employed. One embodiment of the present invention is a servo controller configured to select and employ a controller having a least amount of expected written-in run-out among a set of controllers. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method comprising a step for applying a set of controllers; and selecting a controller from the set of controllers with a least expected amount of written-in run out. Another embodiment of the present invention is a system comprising a servo controller for employing and selecting a disk controller that has a least expected amount of written-in run-out among a set of controllers.