Magnetic recording tape having embedded servo sectors on data tracks
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard L. Galbraith, Weldon M. Hanson, Derrick E. Burton, Niranjay Ravindran, Iouri Oboukhov
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Abstract
An external servo writer configured to write a plurality of embedded servo sectors on a magnetic tape to define a plurality of data tracks is disclosed. A first part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors is written while controlling an actuator to first move a head vertically along a width of the magnetic tape. A second part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors is written while controlling the actuator to second move the head vertically along the width of the magnetic tape.
Claims19
An external servo writer configured to write a plurality of embedded servo sectors on a magnetic tape to define a plurality of data tracks, wherein the external servo writer comprises:
- an actuator configured to move at least one head relative to the magnetic tape;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- write a first part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors while controlling the actuator to first move the head vertically along a width of the magnetic tape;
- and
- write a second part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors while controlling the actuator to second move the head vertically along the width of the magnetic tape.
An external servo writer configured to write a plurality of embedded servo sectors on a magnetic tape to define a plurality of data tracks, wherein the external servo writer comprises:
- a rotating drum comprising at least one head;
- and
- control circuitry configured to rotate the drum to in order to first move the head vertically along a width of the magnetic tape in order to write a first part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors.
An external servo writer configured to write a plurality of embedded servo sectors on a magnetic tape to define a plurality of data tracks, wherein the external servo writer comprises:
- a means for moving at least one head relative to the magnetic tape;
- a means for writing a first part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors to the magnetic tape while controlling the means for moving the at least one head to first move the head vertically along a width of the magnetic tape;
- and
- a means for writing a second part of the plurality of embedded servo sectors to the magnetic tape while controlling the means for moving the at least one head to second move the head vertically along the width of the magnetic tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.