Product Specifications; Positive Engagement Tape Leader Buckling Mechanism; Functional Specifications; Performance Data - Quantum Tape Drives A-Series User Manual

Product Specifications

Positive Engagement
Tape Leader Buckling
Mechanism

Functional Specifications

Performance Data

Table 6 SDLT 600A Tape Drive
Performance Data
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User's Guide
The following subsections contain product specifications for the
SDLT 600A tape drive.
This buckling mechanism engages the tape leaders upon data cartridge
load and disengages them upon data cartridge unload.
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Component level tests of buckle arm components have shown at least
250,000 cycles on the tape drive without failure, breakage, or binding; this
includes the take-up leader, the supply leader, and the media itself.
The following subsections contain functional specifications for the SDLT
600A tape drive.
Table 6 provides performance data for the tape drive.
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Item
Drive Read/Write Transfer Rate*
Maximum Thoughput*
Tracks
Track Density
Linear Bit Density
Read/Write Tape Speed
Product Specifications
Specification
36 MB/second, native
11 MB/second, native
40 logical tracks
640 physical tracks
1502 tracks per inch (tpi)
233 Kbits per inch (Kbpi)
108 inches per second (ips)
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