Data cartridge exchange system

摘要

A data cartridge exchange apparatus (10) for use in a data storage system (16) comprises a drawer (20) having a first data cartridge storage location (24) and a second data cartridge storage location (26). The drawer (20) is operatively associated with the data storage system (16) so that the first data cartridge storage location (24) may be moved between a first position (46) and a second position (48) and so that the second data cartridge storage location (26) may be moved between a third position (50) and a fourth position (52). The first data cartridge storage location (24) is operatively associated with the second data cartridge storage location (26) so that the first data cartridge storage location (24) may be moved independently from the second data cartridge storage location (26) and so that the first data cartridge storage location (24) may be moved together with the second data cartridge storage location (26). <IMAGE>