Compaq 326817-003 manual Features

1-2Compaq DAT AutoLoader Reference Guide

Features

The Compaq 20/40 GB DAT 8-Cassette AutoLoader offers the following features:

■Any DDS-1, DDS-DC, DDS-2 DDS-3 or DDS-4 cassette can be read or written to, whether data compression is switched on or off.

■The drive is capable of additional sophisticated techniques of error-correction for dealing with cassettes, which are not up to specification.

■When using DDS-4 media, the drive reads and writes the DDS-4 format with a much higher capacity.

■An improved internal cleaning sweeper reduces the frequency of cleaning the heads by a factor of eight.

■The TapeAlert feature allows software and operating systems to warn users of conditions which may occur, such as a cassette nearing the end of its useful life, and to recommend actions that the user can take to recover from the situation.

■A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) gives clear and comprehensive indications of the status of the DAT AutoLoader.

■A low-cost magazine carrying up to eight DDS cassettes, giving a magazine capacity of 320 gigabytes for DDS-4 cassettes using 2:1 data compression.

■Compatibility with the SCSI-2 Medium Changer command set.

■A common SCSI-2 interface for the drive and changer.

■A standard 5 1/4-inch full-height form factor.

■A cassette odometer displaying the amount of cassette used.