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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Dhanakorn Iamratanakul, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Thomas a O'dell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yilin Cai, Fremont, CA (US);
Dhanakorn Iamratanakul, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Thomas A O'Dell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yilin Cai, Fremont, CA (US);
WD Media, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of processing disks on spin stand is disclosed, the spin stand comprising a spindle motor having a rotor. A first disk is clamped to the rotor, wherein the first disk comprises a reference servo pattern. A second disk is clamped to the rotor, and a first head is servoed over the first disk in response to the reference servo pattern in order to position a second head over the second disk at a first radial location. Data is written to the second disk at the first radial location using the second head. The second disk is removed from the rotor while the first disk remains clamped to the rotor.