Drive-Performance Speci®cations
The following table lists the performance speci®cations for the tape drive .
Drive Performance
Feature | Speci®cation |
Capacity | 4.0 GB, 900 Oe2 740 feet Travan cartridge |
Effective backup rate | 30 MB per minute typical |
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Data transfer rate | 300/450/600 KB per second |
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Tape speed for Read/Write and | 33, 51, or 77 ips |
Search/Rewind | 90 ips maximum |
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Recording method | Serpentine |
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Recording format | QIC 3095MC |
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Recording code | 1,7 RLL |
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Error recovery | Reed Solomon ECC |
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Recording unrecoverable errors | Less than 1 in 10⁹ data Mb |
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Head con®guration | Wide write/narrow read |
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Recording media | 900 Oe 740 feet Travan |
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Cartridge size | 3.2 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.4 in. |
| (81 mm x 61 mm x 10.2 mm) |
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Synchronous transfer rate (burst) | 5 MB per second maximum |
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Asynchronous transfer rate | 5 MB per second maximum |
(burst) |
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Soft errors | less than 1 in 10⁶ bits |
Environmental Requirements
The following table lists the environmental speci®cations for the tape drive. You can mount the drive either vertically or horizontally.
Environmental Requirements
Speci®cation | Operational | Nonoperational |
Temperature | +41° to +113°F3 | −40° to +149°F4 |
| (+5° to +45°C) | (−40° to +65°C) |
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Thermal gradient | 1°C per minute | 20°C per hour |
| (no condensation) |
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Relative humidity | 20% to 80% noncondensing3 | 5% to 95% noncondensing4 |
Max wet bulb temperature | 78.8°F (26°C) | No condensation |
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Altitude | −1000 to +15 000 feet | −1000 to +50 000 feet |
2.Oersted (Oe)
3.Mechanism and media
4.Mechanism
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