A hard disk drive includes multiple actuator assemblies, each of which includes a head-stack assembly (HSA) including an end-arm to which a single head-gimbal assembly (HGA) is coupled, where this end-arm is configured with a notch along one side and a triangular or quadrilateral-shaped through-hole at a root-side of the end-arm, and where the HSA further includes a plurality of other end- and inner-arms to each of which two HGAs are coupled and none of which have a through-hole near their root. The single-HGA end-arm may be further configured with an outer damper having a through-hole coincident with the end-arm through-hole, such that the through-hole of the end-arm is not covered by this damper, and an inner damper having no through-hole, such that the through-hole of the end-arm is covered by this damper. Gains are thereby better matched across all HGAs for problematic arm and system modes.

A data storage device, and systems thereof, including an actuator arm extending along an actuator axis and one or more rails extending along a rail axis. The rail axis is at an angle to the actuator arm and the actuator arm is movably attached to the one or more rails such that the actuator arm is restricted to linear motion along the one or more rails. Further, the device includes a linear motor positioned adjacent to the actuator arm and adapted to move the actuator arm. In one or more embodiments, the device includes a first actuator arm and a second actuator arm having the distal ends of each connected with at least one head located proximate the connection point.

A head gimbal assembly for a data storage device is provided. The head gimbal assembly includes a suspension, and a slider mounting point on the suspension. The slider mounting point includes an adhesive pocket bounded by a dielectric standoff. The dielectric standoff includes a projection disposed along a length of the dielectric standoff.

Disclosed here is a magnet for use in a motor. The magnet comprises a magnet body. The magnet body comprises a plurality of coated magnetic granules. Each coated magnetic granule of the plurality of coated magnetic granules comprises a magnetic granule and a metallic layer coating the magnetic granule.

A multi-actuator data storage device such as a hard disk drive may include a lower actuator-pivot-VCM assembly including a lower pivot shaft and a lower motor assembly, an upper actuator-pivot-VCM assembly including an upper pivot shaft and an upper motor assembly, and a central support structure or plate sandwiched between the lower and upper pivot shafts and the lower and upper motor assemblies. The central support structure may be shaped to make contact with the motor assemblies only at discrete assembly locations and to make contact with the pivot shafts at opposing raised pads. Viscoelastic dampers may be adhered to the central support structure at the contact locations to dampen motor vibrational modes and/or to reduce the amplitude of vibration transmitted among the actuator-pivot assemblies. Such an assembly may increase the tilt and in-phase butterfly mode frequencies and decrease the gains of the tilt and coil torsion modes.

A hard disk drive includes a cover coupled to a base deck to create an enclosure. The hard disk drive further includes data-recording components and non-data-recording components positioned within the enclosure. At least one of the non-data-recording components includes a surface with a surface treatment that promotes condensation of water vapor.

A technique for swinging swing arms stably by reducing vibrations of bearing units due to resonance in rolling bearings is provided. A pivot assembly bearing device 1 includes a shaft 10 extending in an axis Y1 direction, and an upper bearing unit 20 and a lower bearing unit 60 that are provided along the axis Y1 direction of the shaft 10. A natural frequency of the upper bearing unit 20 and a natural frequency of the lower bearing unit 60 in the axis Y1 direction of the shaft 10 differ from each other.

A hard disk drive includes a cover coupled to a base deck to create an enclosure. The hard disk drive further includes data-recording components and non-data-recording components positioned within the enclosure. At least one of the non-data-recording components includes a surface with a surface treatment that promotes condensation of water vapor.

A self servo-write process in performed on two or more recording surfaces simultaneously. In a dual-stage servo system, a first fine positioning servo system that includes a first microactuator independently controls the position of a first read/write head over a first recording surface of a hard disk drive, while a second fine positioning servo system that includes a second microactuator independently controls the position of a second read/write head over a second recording surface of the hard disk drive.

Disclosed here is a magnet comprising a magnet body. The magnet body comprises a plurality of coated magnetic granules. Each coated magnetic granule of the plurality of coated magnetic granules comprises a magnetic granule and a metallic layer coating the magnetic granule