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Bob Eager
Yes.
Please explain why.
Yes.
Please explain why.
Because of normal psychical behavior of different materials.
Temperature change make it expand or crimp.
The drive would be in normal temperature span when
formatting for minimizing the chance of fault.
budgie said:If the VC/servo mechanism tracks the ACTUAL track alignment as placed
during the
LLF, then all reading/writing is correctly aligned always. Then why is
there any need for drives do this thermal recal?
Because of normal psychical behavior of different materials.
Temperature change make it expand or crimp.
The drive would be in normal temperature span when
formatting for minimizing the chance of fault.
Sandee said:If I get a new hard drive then is it good practise to boot the PC and let
the drive spin for 30 minutes or so in order that it warms up before I
format it?
Sandee said:Do all drives do a thermal reclaibration?
Bob Eager said:Please explain why.
Bob Eager said:I didn't know disks were psychic! (actually, S.M.A.R.T. comes near...)!
See my other reply.
kony said:Except that every time the system is turned on (assuming
climate controlled environment) the HDD must then start out
"cold", boot and run system.
Ralph Wade Phillips said:Howdy!
Man, talk about a "blast from the past" B)
We used to have to do this back in the 80's. But right around 1986,
when closed loop head positioners (first with a separate servo surface, then
with servo bursts mixed with the data), that pretty much went out the door.
To answer your question - as long as it comes from short-sleeve
comfortable, then no.
(Ask me when it's been in -40 weather, and I'll tell you a different
tale B) )
CBFalconer said:When you could still do a low level format, it was advisable.
J. Clarke said:At one time there was a separate platter with the servo
tracks, so it was possible for temperature changes to
alter the head positions slightly relative to the data
tracks. That is no longer the case, each platter has
its own servo information stored.
Manny said:Can the servo writer access all the platters through the
small hole on the side of the drive?
I have problems understanding how thermal calibration
is a bigger benefit when only one platter has a servo
because if each platter expands slightly differently,
how does thermally calibrating against that one servo
improve the calibration of the other platters?
Sandee said:If I get a new hard drive then is it good practise to boot the PC and let
Manny said:Can the servo writer access all the platters through the
small hole on the side of the drive?
I have problems understanding how thermal calibration
is a bigger benefit when only one platter has a servo
because if each platter expands slightly differently,
how does thermally calibrating against that one servo
improve the calibration of the other platters?
I have problems understanding how thermal calibration
is a bigger benefit when only one platter has a servo
because if each platter expands slightly differently,
how does thermally calibrating against that one servo
improve the calibration of the other platters?
Ignore the known troll and wacko.
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