Media; Specification - HP Ultrium Drive Technical Reference Manual

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Specification

HP Product Number
C7973A
C7973W
C7972A
C7971A
*Capacities at 2:1 data compression. The actual capacity depends on the compression ratio of the data. This is
typically 2:1 but can be anywhere between 1:1 and 110:1.
Tape
Cartridge
Recording layout
20 Media
Format
U3
U3 WORM
U2
U1
Base film:
Tape length:
Tape length used for data:
Tape width:
Tape thickness:
Tape dimensional stability:
Maximum tape speed:
Rewind speed:
Durability:
Width:
Depth:
Height:
Weight:
Track pitch:
Track density (TPI):
Data tracks:
Data channels:
Number of wraps:
Number of bands:
Bit density:
Capacity* Notes
800 GB Read and write
800 GB Write once, read many times
400 GB Read and write
200 GB Read-only in Gen 3 drives
Ultrium 1
6 m (Poly-Ethylene-Naphthalate) PEN
609m
580m
12.65 mm
8.9±0.3 m
1200 ppm
5.5 m/s
4.1 m/s
1,000,000 passes 1,000,000 passes 1,000,000 passes
105.4±0.30 mm 105.4±0.30 mm
102.0±0.30 mm 102.0±0.30 mm
21.5±0.25 mm 21.5±0.25 mm
0.220 kg
27.5 m
768
384
8
48
4
4.88 kb/mm
Ultrium 2 Ultrium 3
609m 680m
580m 648m
12.65 mm 12.65 mm
8.9±0.3 m 8.0±0.3 m
1200 ppm 1200 ppm
7.29 m/s 7.29 m/s
7.00 m/s 7.00 m/s
105.4±0.30 mm
102.0±0.30 mm
21.5±0.25 mm
0.220 kg 0.220 kg
20.17 m 14.3 m
1024 1773
512 704
8
64
4
7.32 kb/mm 9.57 kb/mm
16
44
4