A memory device HDD storage system 10 has at least one storing location 16 in which a memory device 18 is received while the memory device is not supplied with an electronic power, at least one docking location 22 where the memory device is supplied with the electric power so that data can be stored in the memory device and retrieved from the memory device, and a transport device 30 for transporting the memory device between the shelf 16 and the docking location 22. Alternatively, a switching controller 110 connects a system controller 26 and also a power source 118 to an immovably secured memory device 18.
