About This Manual - Seagate STD124000N Product Manual

About This Manual

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Following are brief descriptions of the sections in this manual.
Chapter 1, "Introduction" on page 1 provides general specifications, features and
an overview on DAT technology.
Chapter 2, "Specifications" on page 9 contains physical, performance,
environmental, power, drive tape handling and DAT cartridge specification tables.
Chapter 3, "Installation" on page 15 provides cautions, unpacking tips, inspection
information and installation/connection steps, including cabling requirements and
connector pinouts.
Chapter 4, "Drive Operations" on page 33 explains the simple operation of drives.
Chapter 5, "SCSI Interface" on page 43 lists general information about the SCSI-2
interface.
Chapter 6, "DDS-3 Tape Format" on page 47 explains the DDS, DDS-DC, DDS-2
and DDS-3 tape formats.
Chapter 7, "Data Compression" on page 61 describes the data compression
algorithm and explains pertinent information for effective use of data compression.
Chapter 8, "Theory of Operations" on page 71 details the functional operation of
various assemblies of the drives.
Chapter 9, "Maintenance and Reliability" on page 83 presents maintenance
procedures and reliability information.
Appendix A, "Acronyms and Measurements" on page 87 lists the acronyms and
measurements used in the manual.
Appendix B, "Vendor-Unique SCSI Information" on page 91 provides specific
SCSI information for programming and retrieving configuration data.
The glossary on page 95 defines key terms.
DAT Drives