Data storage apparatus
US5956194A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0303
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage apparatus (HDD unit) having a cartridge, attachable to and detachable from a personal computer, incorporating a recording disk, comprises a switch circuit for inhibiting data reading and writing with respect to a magnetic disk and a locking mechanism for detecting that the cartridge is detached from the personal computer and causing a data reading and writing inhibiting device to operate in response to the detection.
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