UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934



March 31, 2004Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

EXABYTE CORPORATION(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



|Delaware                                       |  | 0-18033                  |  | 84-0988566                       
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2108 55th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 442-4333Registrant's telephone number, including area code





INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

Exabyte Corporation (the "Company") has filed today its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2004. The report includes a restatement of the financial statements of the Company for the third quarter of 2003. This restatement is explained below.

In connection with the preparation of its fiscal 2003 annual financial statements, the Company re-evaluated its accounting for the sale of service inventory and parts to its outsourced service provider, Teleplan, in the third quarter of 2003. Upon completion of such evaluation, it was determined that the transaction should be treated for accounting purposes as a consignment of inventory and the proceeds from the transaction should be deferred and recognized as a reduction of warranty expense as the inventory and parts are utilized by Teleplan in providing warranty services to the Company, rather than recognized as revenue at the time of sale. At the time the inventory is utilized, the cost will be recognized as an increase to warranty expense within costs of goods sold. Accordingly, the balance sheet and statement of operations as of and for the three months ended September 27, 2003 has been restated to reflect this revised accounting treatment as follows (in thousands, except per-share data):



|                                                 | As Previously Reported | As Restated
|------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | -----------
|Statement of Operations:                         |                        |            
|Net revenue                                      | $24,555                | $22,955    
|Cost of goods sold                               | 15,700                 | 14,986     
|Gross profit                                     | 8,855                  | 7,969      
|Loss from operations                             | (3,371)                | (4,257)    
|Net Loss                                         | (12,576)               | (13,462)   
|Net loss available to common 
      stockholders | (12,576)               | (13,462)   
|Basic and diluted loss per share                 | (0.17)                 | (0.18)     
|                                                 |                        |            
|Balance Sheet:                                   |                        |            
|Current assets                                   | 30,040                 | 30,626     
|Current liabilities                              | 46,013                 | 47,057     
|Other non-current liabilities                    | 17,828                 | 18,256     
|Stockholder's deficit                            | (22,899)               | (23,785)   



The effects of this restatement on the Company's financial statements for the entire year ended January 3, 2004, when compared to the results announced on March 16, 2004, are not significant.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

|     |                |  |    | EXABYTE CORPORATION
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|     |                |  |    | (Registrant)       
|     |                |  |    |                    
|Date | March 31, 2004 |  | By | /s/ Amy J. Perius  
|     |                |  |    | Amy J. Perius      
|     |                |  |    | Corporate Secretary