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Positive Engagement Buckling Mechanism
engineered media leader-buckling mechanism for heavy-duty-cycle
automated environments.
Power-on Self-Test. When power is applied to the tape drive, it
POST
performs a POST.
The act of turning the tape drive or system off, then on
Power Cycle
again.
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood is a method for converting
PRML
the weak analog signal from the head of a magnetic disk drive into a
digital signal. Also see
Printed Wiring Assembly.
PWA
Receiver (cartridge)
is responsible for guiding the media into its operating position, opening
the door, unlocking the cartridge brakes, and securing the media for
operation. At media ejection, the cartridge receiver assembly reverses the
process and automatically ejects the cartridge a fixed distance from the
front of the tape drive.
To replace data on the hard drive with data obtained from
Restore
another media device.
Restrictions on Hazardous Substances is an EU directive that
RoHS
restricts, and in some cases bans, the use of certain compounds in the
manufacture of electronic equipment. RoHS mandates that new electrical
and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead,
mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls
(PBB), or poly-brominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
Serial Attached SCSI.
SAS
Small Computer System Interface. An American National
SCSI
Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for the interface between a computer
and peripheral controllers.
Super Digital Linear Tape.
SDLT
The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track.
Seek
A powerful computer system with a large tape drive capacity
Server
that serves the information access and communication needs of multiple
users.
Advanced PRML.
At media insertion, the cartridge receiver assembly
A highly robust, solidly
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