| US 7,583,463 B2 | ||
| Intelligent tape drive assembly that diagnoses and repairs its own tape drives | ||
| George A. Saliba, Boulder, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Quantum Corporation, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 28, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/729,617. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0239544 A1, Oct. 02, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 15/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 360—71 | 40 Claims |
| 1. A tape drive assembly for the transmission of data relative to a magnetic storage tape, the tape drive assembly comprising:
a tape head that magnetically interacts with the storage tape;
a cartridge receiver that selectively receives a cartridge having a lapping tape that laps the tape head; and
a controller that dynamically adjusts one of (i) a tension of the lapping tape relative to the tape head, (ii) an oscillation
frequency of the tape head relative to the lapping tape, and (iii) a lateral velocity of the lapping tape relative to the
tape head.
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