METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING DISK AT LOW TEMPERATURE

    公开(公告)号:JP2002216417A

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-02

    申请号:JP2001350537

    申请日:2001-11-15

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for operating a disk at a low temperature. SOLUTION: The problem of generation of torque higher than needed for the normal rotational operation of a spindle motor assembly in a direct access storage device caused by the higher viscosity of grease in a cold weather is solved by localizing heating to the spindle motor assembly to lower the viscosity of the grease, then causing a disk drive to heat itself during or after the spinning-up (rotation starting) of the spindle motor assembly.

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