Co-existing dedicated system software and read/writeable data storage space on removable media

A method for adapting mobile readable and writeable media for a drive device comprising:

• allocating data space accessible by an end user;
• allocating drive software space accessible for the drive device for reading and writing capability;
• and
• restricting accessibility of the drive software space from the end user.

A multi purpose media comprising:

• a mobile data storage media adapted to cooperate with a drive device;
• a data space accessible by an end user;
• and
• a drive software space accessible by the drive device and inaccessible by the end user wherein the drive software space is adapted to accommodate reading and writing of firmware for use by the drive device, and wherein a higher order firmware is automatically exchanged between the media and the drive device if the higher order firmware is present.