Tape drive apparatus
US7626778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of a tape drive apparatus has a non-volatile memory for storing an identifier. Data that is written by the tape drive apparatus to a loaded tape media is tagged using the identifier. This facilitates to identify the tape drive apparatus that has written the data onto the tape media such as for the purpose of failure analysis. Other devices and methods are included.
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