Disk drive system with enclosed removable cartridge including voice coil/head/disk assembly

Abstract

Disclosed is a magnetic storage cartridge adapted to be removably received by a drive base. The magnetic storage cartridge comprises a housing that includes at least one magnetic disk rotatable about an axis, and an actuator arrangement pivotal about an axis. The actuator arrangement includes at least one read/write head for reading and writing information to and from the at least one magnetic disk. The housing also includes a first engagement feature positioned on the housing at the rotational axis of the magnetic disk and a second engagement feature positioned on the housing at the pivot axis of the actuator arrangement. The housing of the storage cartridge also includes a third engagement feature that is spaced from the first and second engagement features. The first, second and third engagement features adapted to be engaged by a corresponding first, second and third engagement features of the disk drive base to secure the magnetic storage cartridge to the disk drive base and substantially minimize performance degrading vibrations during operation of the magnetic storage cartridge.

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