Method and apparatus for switching data rates during back-up based on computer data and speed
US6145034A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/1875
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape drive method and system for backing up data files from a hard drive to a tape drive or restoring data files to a hard drive from a tape drive. The data transfer rate of the tape drive is adjusted to minimize the number of times the tape drive switches off to wait for the hard drive to catch up to the tape drive. By minimizing the number of off occurrences of the tape drive, the back-up or restoration operation is completed more quickly.
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