A magnetic tape device, a magnetic tape, and a magnetic tape cartridge, in which the magnetic tape is caused to run between a winding reel and a cartridge reel in a state where a tension is applied in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape and a maximum value of the tension is 0.50 N or more, the magnetic tape after running in a state where the tension is applied is wound around the cartridge reel by applying a tension of 0.40 N or less in the longitudinal direction, and a center line average roughness Ra measured regarding a surface of a back coating layer of the magnetic tape with an atomic force microscope is in a range of 5 to 13 nm.

It is an object of the present disclosure to improve preservation stability of a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic powder having a small average particle volume.

The present disclosure provides a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, including: a base; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the base and contains a magnetic powder, in which an average particle volume V of the magnetic powder is 2,000 nm.sup.3 or less, an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is 5.3 μm or less, a thermal stability K.sub.uV/k.sub.BT of the magnetic recording medium is 60 or more, and a ratio Hrp/Hc1 of a residual coercive force Hrp of the magnetic recording medium measured using a pulsed magnetic field to a coercive force Hc1 of the magnetic recording medium in a perpendicular direction is 2.10 or less.

It is an object of the present disclosure to improve preservation stability of a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic powder having a small average particle volume.

The present disclosure provides a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, including: a base; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the base and contains a magnetic powder, in which an average particle volume V of the magnetic powder is 2,000 nm.sup.3 or less, an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is 5.3 μm or less, a thermal stability K.sub.uV/k.sub.BT of the magnetic recording medium is 60 or more, and a ratio Hrp/Hc1 of a residual coercive force Hrp of the magnetic recording medium measured using a pulsed magnetic field to a coercive force Hc1 of the magnetic recording medium in a perpendicular direction is 2.10 or less.

To provide a resin film, of which dimensional stability required of an ultra-high density recording medium can be controlled easily by drive tension, and which has processability at high temperature in a processing step of the resin film into a magnetic recording medium. A resin film having a Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction of 1 GPa or more and a film thickness of 1 μm or more, wherein the product of the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction and the thickness is 5 GPa.Math.μm or more and 20 GPa.Math.μm or less and wherein a dimensional change in the film longitudinal direction is −2% or more and +2% or less when the film is heated at a rate of 5° C./min under a load of 2 kg/mm.sup.2 applied in the longitudinal direction and the temperature has reached 110° C., the resin film satisfying at least either of the following (1) or (2): (1) the Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction is 6 GPa or less and the film thickness is 4.5 μm or less; and (2) the Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction is 4 GPa or less and the film thickness is 6 μm or less.

To provide a resin film, of which dimensional stability required of an ultra-high density recording medium can be controlled easily by drive tension, and which has processability at high temperature in a processing step of the resin film into a magnetic recording medium. A resin film having a Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction of 1 GPa or more and a film thickness of 1 μm or more, wherein the product of the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction and the thickness is 5 GPa.Math.μm or more and 20 GPa.Math.μm or less and wherein a dimensional change in the film longitudinal direction is −2% or more and +2% or less when the film is heated at a rate of 5° C./min under a load of 2 kg/mm.sup.2 applied in the longitudinal direction and the temperature has reached 110° C., the resin film satisfying at least either of the following (1) or (2): (1) the Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction is 6 GPa or less and the film thickness is 4.5 μm or less; and (2) the Young's modulus in the film longitudinal direction is 4 GPa or less and the film thickness is 6 μm or less.

A computer data storage system receives a plurality of data units from a host computer. The system stores the data units in a buffer memory. The system generates a plurality of data segments comprising a plurality of subsets of the plurality of data units. The system receives a plurality of dataset information tables (DSITs) corresponding to the plurality of data segments. The system appends the plurality of DSITs to the respectively corresponding plurality of data segments, to create a plurality of datasets stored in the buffer memory. The system determines a number of datasets stored in the buffer memory, exceeds a threshold value. And in response to determining the number of datasets, of the plurality of datasets stored in the buffer memory, exceeds the threshold value, the system stops the appending the plurality of DSITs to the respectively corresponding plurality of data segments.

A computer data storage system receives a plurality of data units from a host computer. The system stores the data units in a buffer memory. The system generates a plurality of data segments comprising a plurality of subsets of the plurality of data units. The system receives a plurality of dataset information tables (DSITs) corresponding to the plurality of data segments. The system appends the plurality of DSITs to the respectively corresponding plurality of data segments, to create a plurality of datasets stored in the buffer memory. The system determines a number of datasets stored in the buffer memory, exceeds a threshold value. And in response to determining the number of datasets, of the plurality of datasets stored in the buffer memory, exceeds the threshold value, the system stops the appending the plurality of DSITs to the respectively corresponding plurality of data segments.

A magnetic tape in which a minimum value of TDStens among five TDStens measured respectively at a temperature of 16° C. and a relative humidity of 20%, a temperature of 16° C. and a relative humidity of 80%, a temperature of 26° C. and a relative humidity of 80%, a temperature of 32° C. and a relative humidity of 20% and a temperature of 32° C. and a relative humidity of 55% is 1.43 μm/N or more, a ratio of a change of TDStens to a change of a relative humidity obtained from the five TDStens is 0.005 μm/N/% or less, and a ratio of a change of TDStens to a change of a temperature obtained from the five TDStens is 0.020 μm/N/° C. or less.

A cleaning mechanism is provided with an arm and a drive unit. The arm includes: a holder having a shape that allows a magnetic tape touching a magnetic head to be separated from the magnetic head without wearing the magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is under tension; and a cleaning unit that can be brought into contact with the contact surface of the magnetic head that was touching the magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is separate from the magnetic head. The drive unit drives the arm to separate the magnetic tape touching the magnetic head from the magnetic head without wearing the magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is under tension, and drives the arm so that the cleaning unit comes in contact with the contact surface of the magnetic head that was touching the magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is separate from the magnetic head.

An apparatus, in accordance with one approach, includes a receiving area configured to receive a plurality of mounts, each mount being configured to support at least one tape spool pair thereon. A magnetic head is configured to perform data operations on magnetic recording tapes of the tape spool pairs. A positioning mechanism is configured to selectively align the magnetic head to a selected one of the tape spool pairs. A product apparatus, in accordance with another approach, includes a mount having a tape spool pair thereon. The mount is configured to be inserted in a receiving area of an apparatus configured to receive a plurality of mounts.