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1-2 Overview
Cartridge Specifications,
Compatibility, and Formats
IMPORTANT: We recommend that you use only tapes purchased from vendors that have been qualified by Compaq. The qualified vendors are Sony and Imation.
The drive supports the standard QIC formats listed in the following table .
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Supported QIC formats
QIC format | Cartridge Capacity | Imation Product | Sony Product |
8.0 GB (compressed) or | Magnus 4.0 | QD9400 | |
| 4.0 GB (uncompressed) |
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| 2.5 GB | Magnus 2.5 | QD9250 |
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| 2.0 GB | Magnus 2.0 |
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1.2 GB | Magnus 1.2 | QD9120 | |
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| 1.0 GB | Magnus 1.0 |
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525 MB | QD6525 | ||
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| 320 MB |
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250 MB | QD6250 | ||
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| 150 MB | QD6150 | |
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NOTE: The Compaq SLR Tape drive features full read and write backwards- compatibility between the above formats.
Projected Duty Cycle
The user should track the amount of time that the drive is in use so that cleaning can be scheduled at the appropriate time.
See Chapter 4, “Operating and Cleaning the Drive” for more information on cleaning the drive.
Compaq SLR Tape Drive User Guide