Exabyte EXB-8500 manual Appendix B Tape Drive Specifications, General, Physical Characteristics

Appendix B Tape Drive Specifications

General

Front panel Unload button, LED indicators for

SCSI activity, tape motion,and errors

Back panel SCSI cable connector, power connector, jumper block and DIP switch for SCSI ID, SCSI terminator R-packs (single-ended configuration)

Interface SCSI-1 and SCSI-2, single-ended or differential

Physical Characteristics

Form factor 5.25-inch full-high

Size 82.5 mm (3.25 inches) high 146.0 mm (5.75 inches) wide 203.2 mm (8.00 inches) deep

Weight 1.2 kilograms (2.6 pounds)

Environmental

Operating temperature	+5°C to +40°C (+41°F to +104°F)
Non-operating temperature	–40°C to +60°C (–40°F to +140°F)
Operating rel. humidity	20% to 80%
Non-operating rel. humidity	10% to 90%

Sustained Data Transfer Rate

8200 format 262.5 KBytes/sec

8200ca format (EXB-8500c) 500 KBytes/sec

8500 format 500 KBytes/sec

8500ca format (EXB-8500c) 1 MByte/sec

Capacity of EXATAPE 112m Data Cartridge

8200 format 2.5 GBytes

8200ca format (EXB-8500c) 5.0 GBytes

8500 format 5.0 GBytes

8500ca format (EXB-8500c) 10.0 GBytes

Power and Reliability

Supply voltages	Standard +5 VDC and +12 VDC ±5%
Tolerance	125 mVpp max.b
Maximum current	2.09 Amps at +5 VDC;
	0.75 Amps at +12 VDC
Maximum power	10.45 watts at +5 VDC;
consumption	9.1 watts at +12 VDC
Mean time between failure	40,000 hours @ 10% duty cycle

aAssuming an average compression ratio of 2:1.

bThe ripple voltage is included in the total voltage tolerance.

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