| 摘要 |
A data storage system for connection to a computer or computer network includes a housing enclosing a tape drive and one or more cartridge storage magazines for storing a plurality of data cartridges for use by the tape drive. A cartridge shuttle in the housing transfers the data cartridges between the tape drive and the storage magazine. A hard drive magazine of a configuration and size of the cartridge storage magazine is provided, the hard drive magazine having a plurality of hard drives for data storage. The hard drive magazine is insertable into the housing in a same location as the cartridge storage magazines. Insertion of the hard drive magazine into the device provides data and power connection to the hard drives so that the hard drives may be used for data storage in addition to or in place of the data storage on the data cartridges.
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