The present invention relates to a record carrier, drive device and method of reading from or writing to the record carrier, wherein a predetermined navigation area is provided on said record carrier for storing at least one predetermined parameter specifying at least one of a logical format and an application format used on said record carrier. Using a Y-axis shaft having a magnet on the inside and a Y-axis mover constituted by a coil that surrounds the Y-axis shaft as a Y-axis drive part for moving a Y-axis movable body makes the drive part smaller than a linear motor. Thereby, a search operation of the information reproducing apparatus for selecting a desired piece of music from a vast amount of data can be facilitated, and usability thereof can be improved. The pressure chamber is pressurized with gas to substantially concurrently force the fluid samples from respective receptacles into the capillary tubes in preparation for a capillary electrophoresis operation. The apparatus includes a produce conveyor assembly adapted to receive, transport, and gently deposit produce into an open topped bin or container.