1 EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned directors and officers of Exabyte Corporation (the "Company") hereby authorizes William L. Marriner and Stephen F. Smith and each of them as their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents: (1) to sign in the name of each such person and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the offer and sale by the Company of up to 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Bronco Acquisition, Inc., Ecrix Corporation, certain investors and certain lenders, dated as of August 22, 2001; and (2) to take any and all actions necessary or required in connection with such Registration Statement and amendments to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. <Table> <Caption> Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- Chairman of the Board, President and Chief /s/ William L. Marriner Executive Officer September 13, 2001 --------------------------- William L. Marriner Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, /s/ Stephen F. Smith General Counsel and Secretary September 13, 2001 --------------------------- Stephen F. Smith /s/ Peter D. Behrendt Director September 12, 2001 --------------------------- Peter D. Behrendt /s/ Stephen C. Johnson Director September 16, 2001 --------------------------- Stephen C. Johnson /s/ A. Laurence Jones Director September 12, 2001 --------------------------- A. Laurence Jones /s/ Thomas E. Pardun Director September 14, 2001 --------------------------- Thomas E. Pardun Director September __, 2001 --------------------------- Ralph Z. Sorenson </Table>