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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Jianbin Nie, Fremont, CA (US);
Edgar D. Sheh, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian P. Rigney, Louisville, CO (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a plurality of disk surfaces including a first disk surface and a second disk surface. The disk drive further comprises a plurality of heads including a first head actuated over the first disk surface, and a second head actuated over the second disk surface, as well as a ramp proximate an outer diameter of the disk surfaces. A first interval is measured while moving the first head toward the ramp until the first head contacts the ramp, and a second interval is measured while moving the second head toward the ramp until the second head contacts the ramp.
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