Shockproof data transducer position control system for rotating disk data storage apparatus

摘要

A transducer position control system capable of shockproofing a hard disk data storage apparatus. Included is an off-track detector circuit relying on servo bursts prerecorded on the disk for detecting if the transducer is positioned within predetermined limits on any desired one of the concentric data tracks on the disk. If not, the off-track detector circuit signals a write circuit to inhibit writing. A programmed microcomputer may be employed to retry the writing of the same data on the disk sector where the transducer has gone off the track.