A linear tape data storage device comprises a read head and a write head; a tape transport mechanism for transporting the linear tape data storage medium across the read head and the write head, the device being operated according to a predefined tape format; a DRAM buffer memory for storing data received during a write or a read operation; and error protection means configured to protect said data from soft errors generated by said buffer memory wherein the protection means comprises means for checking parity generated within the tape format itself. In the preferred embodiment the tape format used is the Linear Tape Open (LTO) format.

 
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