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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Wlodzimierz Stanley Czarnecki, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Liang, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/41 (2006.01); G11B 15/03 (2006.01); G11B 15/087 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 15/18 (2006.01); G11B 15/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/41 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 15/03 (2013.01); G11B 15/087 (2013.01); G11B 15/1883 (2013.01); G11B 15/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
Preventing accumulations on read/write (R/W) elements of a tape appliance tape head. Power and current to the R/W elements of the tape head are turned off. A tape head cycle using a tape cartridge is then performed. In another aspect of the invention, the tape cartridge is a standard tape cartridge. Tape processing of the standard tape cartridge is suspended. The tape head cycle is performed using the standard tape cartridge. Tape processing of the standard tape cartridge is then resumed.