Introduction; Figure 1-1. 9840 Tape Drive - StorageTek 9840 Product Manual

Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the 9840 Tape Drive. It contains:
• "Overview"
• "Desktop Unit" on page 1-3
• "Rack-mountable Drive Tray" on page 1-3
• "CSL Desktop Unit" on page 1-4
• "Rack-mountable CSL" on page 1-5
• "9840 Tape Drive in 9738 Library" on page 1-6
• "Operator Panels" on page 1-7
• "Cartridges" on page 1-16
Overview
The 9840 Tape Drive is a small, modular, high performance tape drive. It is
82.6 mm (3.25 in.) high, 146 mm (5.75 in.) wide, and 381 mm (15 in.) deep.
Actual installed configuration requires additional space.

Figure 1-1. 9840 Tape Drive

In the client-server environment, it is available in the following configurations:
• Desktop (manual load)
• Rack-mountable (single or dual manual load)
• Desktop Cartridge Scratch Loader (CSL)
• Rack-mountable CSL
• Automated library configuration
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