Abstract:
To reduce thermal interference in the read signal of a disk drive, a variable or programmable resistance is used to change the transfer function of a filter (112) in the read channel of the disk drive to filter the read signal. The filter has a first cut-off frequency related to the programmed resistance during normal operation of the disk drive. When thermal interference is detected in the read signal, the resistance is programmed to another value resulting in the filter having a second cut-off frequency. The resistance element is variable or programmable to different values resulting in one of a multitude of cut-off frequencies for the filter.