Storage unit and condition monitoring program

摘要

The present invention provides a storage unit for accessing a storage medium according to a direction from a computer, a condition monitoring program product executed in the computer to which the storage unit is connected, and a storage medium thereof, having a configuration advantageously providing information for a user to properly address an abnormal condition in the storage unit. The storage unit (200) includes a date storage module (830) for storing a current date reported from the computer (100) only a first time the storage unit is connected to the computer and maintains subsequently the date. The condition monitoring program (400) receives the date stored in the date storage module (830) from the storage unit connected to the computer and presents a message according to the number of days elapsing between the date and the current date. <IMAGE>