Seagate STT8000A manual Recommended tapes, Tape capacities and formats

Specifications Chapter 2

Recommended tapes

The STT8000A uses pre-formatted minicartridges. The following cartridges are recommended:

Description	Seagate	Sony	3M/Imation
Travan (740 ft)	8000TT	—	TR-4
(QIC-3095)

∙4.0 GB capacity

∙8.0 GB capacity with data compression

Standard 900 Oe (400 ft)			—	—	miniMAGNUSTM
(QIC-3080)					3080
∙	1.6	GB capacity
∙	3.2	GB capacity with
	data compression
QIC Wide 900 Oe(400 ft)			4000QT	QW 3080XLF	—
(QIC-3080)

∙2 GB capacity

∙4 GB capacity with data compression

Tape capacities and formats

The following table gives the uncompressed capacities for the drive.

Media Type	QIC-3095-MC QIC-3080-MC
Travan TR-4	4.0 GB
400 ft QIC-Wide	2.0 GB
400 ft minicartridge	1.6 GB

The STT8000 ATAPI minicartridge drive reads and writes the QIC-3095-MC and QIC-3080-MC formats. When used with the appropriate software, the drive reads the QIC 80, QIC-3010, and QIC-3020 formats.

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