Masterless spindle synchronization in a multiple disk drive storage system

• Main Author: SUPINO; LOUIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.11.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS

In a storage system using multiple disk drives, the disk drive spindles are rotated at the same frequency and at a predetermined phase relationship. A phase angle, measured as the difference between an index mark recorded on the disk and the disk's read head, is used to control the spindle rota...