SECURE REMOVABLE MEDIA DRIVE

摘要

A drive (118) comprises a computer interface (212) to communicatively couple the drive to a computer (100) and a user-accessible eject switch (228) located on the drive in a location that is physically accessible by a user of the drive when the drive is communicatively coupled to the computer. The driver further comprises an emergency eject mechanism (230) to eject, from the drive, an item of removable media (201) inserted into the drive regardless of whether the drive is in an unlocked state. The drive enters a locked state in response to receiving a lock command from the computer. The drive enters the unlocked state in response to receiving an unlock command from the computer. The drive ejects the item of removable media from the drive when the user-accessible eject switch is actuated while the item of removable media is inserted into the drive and if the drive is the unlocked state.