Introduction; Overview; Dds Format Standard Compatibility - Seagate STD124000N Product Manual

Introduction

Overview

Product Manual
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The Seagate Scorpion
computer environments that require high-performance, high-capacity data storage.
Based on a 3.5-inch mechanism, the internal and external Scorpion 24 models
provide 12 Gbytes of data-storage capacity, 24 Gbytes compressed, with a native
transfer rate of 1.1 Mbytes per second, 2.2 Mbytes per second compressed.
The Scorpion 24 drive combines established DAT technology, high-density
recording and hardware data-compression capability along with Seagate's proven
computer grade design to provide unmatched reliability and performance
characteristics among DDS products. The Scorpion 24 is ideal for workstation,
server and network/enterprise applications such as:
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Backup of high-capacity fixed discs
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Data interchange between systems
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Network server
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Loader products
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Online data collection
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Near-line secondary storage for text, graphics or multimedia information of all
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Archival storage

DDS Format Standard Compatibility

The Scorpion 24 drive supports the DDS-3, DDS-2 and DDS recording formats.
Compatibility with each of these standards ensures complete write and read
interchange of recorded digital data between all compliant drive and media vendors.
Additionally, the Scorpion 24 drive supports DDS-DC, the DDS data compression
standard, effectively doubling storage capacity and transfer rates.
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24 digital data storage (DDS) drive is designed for
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