FORMAT MAPPING SCHEME FOR UNIVERSAL DRIVE DEVICE

摘要

The present invention relates to a drive device and method of reading from or writing to a record carrier (10), wherein data is input or output via an interface (32) using a first format according to a first file system. In the drive device (30), the first format is mapped to a second format according to a second file system used on the record carrier (10). Thereby, it is possible to use different storage technology with the same interface, for example, a hard- disc based Microdrive can be used with a Compact Flash interface. This is especially advantageous in connection with removable drive devices.