Chapter 2 Specifications
Page 10 Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual
be returned to the factory in its original packaging. Contact your distributor, dealer,
your computer system company, or your Seagate sales representative to arrange the
return.
Tape compatibility The table below summarizes the types of tape cartridges that can be used with the
Seagate Travan 40 drives. All other tape formats are incompatible. The Travan 40
drives can read any NS20 or Travan 5 cartridge written per the QIC-3220-MC
standard. Travan 40 cartridges used by the drive must be preformatted in
accordance with the QIC-180 standard.
Note. If Travan tapes are magnetically erased, they cannot be reformatted and
become unusable.
Cartridge format Capacity*
(Gbytes) Length
(feet) Seagate part
number
Travan 40 40 750 STTM40
Travan NS20 20 740 STTM20
Travan 5 (QIC-3220-MC) 20 740 STTM20
*Note. The capacities shown above are based on 2:1 data compression.
Uncompressed values are one half as high. Capacities, backup speeds and
transfer rates will vary with file type and system configuration.
Regulatory compliance The Seagate Travan 40 drive complies with the regulations listed in the following
table.
Agency Regulation
CSA C22.2, No. 950-M89
TUV & IEC-RHEINLAND EN 60 950/IEC 950
UL 1950
Canadian Dept. of Communications Class B
EN55022 (CISPR-22)
with additional CE-Mark test requirements Class B
FCC Class B, Part 15
Use these drives only in equipment where the combination has been determined to
be suitable by an appropriate certification organization (for example, Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. or the Canadian Standards Association in North America). You
should also consider the following safety points.