System and method for controlling the speed of a tape drive
US7154695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control system and method for operating a system comprising a host computer, a buffer, a tape drive and a tape is provided. The method includes writing data to the tape while the tape is traveling at a first speed; stopping the tape; determining an optimum second speed to drive the tape to travel; and, thereafter driving the tape to travel at the second speed while writing data to the tape.
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