Disk drive and servo-control method therefor

1. A disk drive, comprising:

a head for accessing a disk;

an actuator configured to support said head and to move said head by action of a voice-coil motor in a substantially radial direction of said disk by rotation about a pivot shaft; and

a controller configured to perform servo control of said actuator by using servo data read out by said head, said controller comprising at least one of a plurality of notch filters having a fixed center frequency inserted in a servo-control loop;

wherein said controller is configured to increase an attenuation rate by at least one of said plurality of notch filters having said fixed center frequency at a designated frequency, when a target position of said head is at a position selected from the group consisting of a position outside of a specified region and a position within said specified region, and wherein said controller is configured to increase said attenuation rate before a seek starts to said target position, when said target position is within said specified region.

2. The disk drive of claim 1 , further comprising:

a ramp positioned in a vicinity of an outer circumferential edge of said disk, said ramp configured to provide a stop position for said actuator; and

wherein said specified region is a region on an inner circumferential side from a specific radial position on said disk.

3. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein said controller is configured to increase said attenuation rate by enabling a notch filter having said designated frequency as said center frequency.

4. The disk drive of claim 3 , wherein at least one of said plurality of notch filters having said fixed center frequency includes a first notch filter that is configured to continuously operate, and a second notch filter that has a same center frequency as said first notch filter and is configured to be set by said controller at a state selected from the group consisting of an enabled state and a disabled state.

5. The disk drive of claim 4 , wherein a gain at said center frequency of said second notch filter is smaller than a gain at said center frequency of said first notch filter.

6. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein said voice-coil motor comprises a one magnet structure.

7. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein said actuator supports a plurality of heads; and

a respective specified range is preset for each of said plurality of heads.

8. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein said controller is configured to mix noise having different frequencies in said servo-control loop and to measure servo gain at each frequency at each different radial position; and

said specified region is determined from measurements at said different radial positions.

9. The disk drive of claim 1 , wherein at least three regions are defined on said disk;

a different attenuation rate is defined at a specified frequency for each of said at least three regions; and

said specified region is a region having a largest attenuation rate of said at least three regions.

10. A servo-control method for a disk drive, said method comprising:

accessing a disk with a head;

supporting said head on an actuator;

moving said head in a substantially radial direction of said disk by rotating said actuator about a pivot shaft by action of a voice-coil motor;

reading out servo data from said disk with said head;

performing servo control of said actuator based on read-out servo data; and

increasing an attenuation rate at a specified frequency of at least one of a plurality of notch filters having a fixed center frequency inserted in said a servo-control loop, when a target position of said head is at a position selected from the group consisting of a position located outside of a specified region and a position within said specified region, and wherein said attenuation rate increases before a seek to said target position starts, when said target position is within said specified region.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said attenuation rate is increased by enabling a notch filter having said specified frequency set as said center frequency.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein a ramp is positioned near an outer circumferential edge of said disk, said ramp providing a stop position for said actuator; and

wherein said specified region is a region on an inner circumferential side from a specific radial position on said disk.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of a plurality of notch filters having said fixed center frequency includes a first notch filter that operates continuously, and a second notch filter that has a same center frequency as said first notch filter and is set by said controller to a state selected from the group consisting of an enabled state and a disabled state.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a gain at said center frequency of said second notch filter is smaller than a gain at said center frequency of said first notch filter.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein said voice-coil motor comprises a one magnet structure.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein noise having different frequencies is mixed in said servo-control loop, and servo gain at each frequency is measured at each of different radial positions; and

said specified region is determined from measurements at said different radial positions.