Various aspects of the invention provide a system and method of operating a data storage drive using any one of one or more data storage devices. In a representative embodiment, a data storage device may be used in a data network and may be referred to as a network attached storage device. Aspects of...http://www.google.de/patents/US7870332?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7870332 - Retention of functionality and operational configuration for a portable data storage drive
