Methods for controlling the use of a cleaning cartridge for tape drives
US7099103B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one exemplary aspect of the present invention a method for cleaning a media drive transducer head is provided. The method includes transporting a portion of a cleaning tape over a transducer head under a first set of conditions, the first set of conditions associated with a cleaning process of the transducer head, and transporting the portion of the cleaning tape over the transducer head under a second set of conditions, the second set of conditions associated with a writing process.
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