Patent ID: 7036132
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A reconfigurable cartridge processing module for use in a data storage system, comprising: a frame, said frame having a lower plate and an upper plate positioned in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation, said lower and upper plates of said frame having a plurality of sets of mounting locations provided thereon so that said frame defines a first component configuration and a second component configuration, the first component configuration comprising: the second component configuration comprising a third cartridge receiving device secured directly to a third set of the plurality of sets of mounting locations provided on said lower and upper plates, said third cartridge receiving device occupying substantially the same volumetric space within said frame as is occupied by said first and second cartridge receiving devices in said first component configuration, wherein said third cartridge receiving device is located substantially between the upper and lower plates of said frame when said frame is in the second component configuration.