METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING DRIVES IN CARTRIDGE LIBRARY
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Nov 13, 2008
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May 11, 2007
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May 11, 2007
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A cartridge drive library (30) comprises a drive bay (50); a magazine (52) which accommodates at least one cartridge of information storage media; a transport mechanism (54) which transports a cartridge between the magazine and one or more plural drive units (60) accommodated in the drive bay; and plural drive mounting mechanisms (110). In the drive bay the plural drives are arranged in a first direction, e.g., a stacking direction. The drive bay has two opposing internal walls extending in the first direction, with the plural drives units being positioned between the opposing internal walls. The plural drive mounting mechanisms (110) facilitates accommodation of a different types of drives, the drives having differently located load trays, so that the load trays of the plural drives are aligned.
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