Patent ID: 6493787
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
A drive apparatus for writing and/or reading out data into and from a storage medium including a memory element, the apparatus comprising:loading means for loading a plurality of storage media having a plate-shaped housing, wherein data are individually written into and/or read out from each of the plurality of storage media; accessing means for accessing the plurality of storage media loaded in said loading means to write and/or read out the data into and from the plurality of storage media; control means for controlling, when said plurality of storage media are loaded in said loading means, said accessing means to continuously perform writing into and/or reading out from said plurality of storage media loaded in said loading means; and readout order setting means for setting a readout order of the data stored in the plurality of storage media, wherein said control means controls said accessing means to successively access the data in accordance with the readout order set by said readout order setting means to continuously perform reading out of the data.