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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoriyuki Suzuki, Tadashi Takayama, Takeshi Toyama, Hiroyasu Ito, Makoto Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Takada, Kyohei Inukai
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A removable hard disk drive is detachable from a computer apparatus, and includes a storage medium for storing data from the computer apparatus and a communication interface with the computer apparatus. Upon reception of eject instruction issued by the computer apparatus, the removable hard disk drive writes contents cashed in a cache memory into a disk, and shifts to an ejectable state. Upon the completion of the shift to the ejectable state, the removable hard disk drive externally outputs an eject signal. A microprocessor which controls an eject mechanism executes removable hard disk cartridge eject operation in response to the eject signal.
A storage unit which is detachable from an information processing apparatus having an ejecting unit configured to eject the storage unit, the storage unit having a storage medium for storing data from the information processing apparatus, comprising:
An eject control method for a storage unit which is detachable from an information processing apparatus having an ejecting unit configured to eject the storage unit, the storage unit having a storage medium for storing data from the information processing apparatus, and a controller for controlling storage of data into the storage medium, comprising:
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