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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided a method for detecting touchdown of head in a disk storage apparatus. The disk storage apparatus includes the head. The head includes a write element, a read element, a head disk interference (HDI) sensor, and a heater element. The HDI sensor detects thermal interference between the head and the disk. The method supplies alternating-current heater power to the heater element. The method increases the heater power in a step-by-step manner. The method further detects a phase of an output signal from the HDI sensor corresponding to the increased heater power, and detects the touchdown based on a change in the detected phase.