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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Gaku Koizumi, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Taguchi, Kunitachi Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk device according to an embodiment includes a magnetic head including a write head with a high-frequency oscillator and a read head, a recording medium, a driving unit configured to moves the magnetic head on the recording medium, a measuring unit configured to obtain a first read signal with no current or a smaller current and a second read signal with a normal current supplied in the normal writing operation, a comparison unit configured to calculate comparative data indicating a comparison result between the first and second read signals, and a determination unit configured to determine an oscillation characteristic from the comparative data.