Method and apparatus for head positioning using servo control in a disk drive

   
   

There is disclosed a disk drive using a disk medium in which a non-servo range exists. In order to position a head at a target track, a CPU executes a seek operation by normal velocity control using servo data. At this positioning, when the head passes the non-servo range from which no servo data can be obtained, the CPU executes a seek operation by special velocity control to move the head at a velocity calculated based on a moving distance of the non-servo range.

 
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