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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nhan X. Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin B. Judd, Vail, AZ (US);
Randy C. Inch, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Mark A. Lantz, Thalwil, CH;
David H. F. Harper, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A determination is made whether read/write is enabled within the tape drive storage unit. In response to determining that read/write is enabled, a determination is made whether an absolute value of a channel offset exceeds a threshold value. In response to determining that the absolute value of the channel offset exceeds a threshold value, a direction of travel of the tape media is determined. In response to determining that the direction of travel of the tape media is a forward direction, a determination is made whether the channel offset is positive. In response to determining that the channel offset is positive, a first cooling device within the tape drive storage unit is powered on. The first cooling device lowers the temperature of a first guide roller and the tape media coming off a first tape storage reel prior to the media passing by a read/write head.