Patent ID: 7110210

Claim:
A tape drive system for use with a tape having a magnetic side and an optical side with optical servo tracks formed thereon, the tape drive system comprising: a movable optical head which detects information relating to the optical servo tracks; a movable magnetic head which reads and writes data on the magnetic side of the tape; an assembly which couples movement of the magnetic head to movement of the optical head; a motor which controls movement of the assembly; an optical servo control system which controls movement of the assembly based on the information relating to the optical servo tracks detected by the optical head, wherein the optical servo control system includes a fine position servo loop, the fine position servo loop outputting a signal to control the motor based on the information relating to the optical servo tracks; and a pivoting beam structure coupled between the motor and the assembly, the motor applying a torque force to the pivoting beam structure that causes movement of the assembly.