Patent ID: 7048345
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A data cartridge exchange apparatus used in a data storage system, said data cartridge exchange apparatus comprising a drawer having a first data cartridge storage location and a second data cartridge storage location, the drawer being operatively associated with said data storage system so that the first data cartridge storage location may be moved between a first position and a second position and so that the second data cartridge storage location may be moved between a third position and a fourth position, the first data cartridge storage location being operatively associated with the second data cartridge storage location so that the first data cartridge storage location may be moved independently from the second data cartridge storage location and so that the first data cartridge storage location may be moved together with the second data cartridge storage location, said drawer defining a first configuration and a second configuration, said first and second data cartridge storage locations being positioned adjacent one another in the first configuration, said first and second data cartridge storage locations being separated by a spaced distance in the second configuration.