Sealed DASD having humidity control and method of making same

摘要

A sealed direct access storage device wherein a head is positioned for interaction with a storage medium in which the relative humidity is controlled by placing a predetermined amount of desiccant and a predetermined amount of water in the sealed volume of the device. At any given steady state temperature within a predetermined operating range the water vapor within the free space within the device and the water contained in the desiccant are in equilibrium and the relative humidity is controlled within acceptable limits.