公开(公告)号：SG95584A1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-23

申请号：SG1998001205

申请日：1998-06-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： SRI MUTHUTHAMBY SRI-JAYANTHA ,  VIJAYESHWAR DAS KHANNA ,  SURESH KUMAR ,  HEN PHU DANG

IPC: G11B5/54 ,  G11B5/55 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B19/04 ,  G11B21/00

Abstract: A data storage device 12 includes a disk 14 having a surface zone 14a for storing data, and an access head 18 mounted on a slider 20 for writing data to and reading data from the data zone. The head 18 flies across the data zone 14a to access selected data tracks during spinning of the disk. And, the slider 20 seeks a predetermined shock buffer zone 30 atop the spinning disk, where critical data is not stored, during an idle mode for confining thereto any shock induced contact between the slider and disk surface.