Dell TL2000 manual Using Ultrium Media, Data Cartridges, Type Color

Chapter 6. Using Ultrium Media

Figure 6-1shows the LTO Ultrium 800 GB Data Cartridge and its components.

LTO cartridge memory	Write-protect Switch
Cartridge door	Label area
Leader Pin	Insertion guide

Figure 6-1. The LTO Ultrium 800 GB Data Cartridge

Data Cartridges

The different generations of Ultrium data cartridges can be identified by color:

Type	Color
Ultrium 4	Green
Ultrium 4 WORM	Green and Silvery gray
Ultrium 3	Slate Blue
Ultrium 3 WORM	Slate Blue and Silvery gray
Ultrium 2	Purple
Ultrium 1	Black

All generations contain 1/2-inch, dual-coat, metal-particle tape.

When processing tape in the cartridges, Ultrium Tape Drives use a linear, serpentine recording format. The native data capacity and recording format of Ultrium data cartridges is as follows:

Type	Native Data Capacity	Recording Format
Ultrium 4	800 GB (1600 GB at 2:1	Reads and writes data on 896
	compression)	tracks, sixteen tracks at a time.

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