Hp A3183A Dds-2 Tape Drive; Specifications - HP 3000 9x9KS Service Manual

HP A3183A DDS-2 Tape Drive

Figure 8-37 shows the front of an HP A3183A DDS-2 tape drive.

Specifications

• Integrated Single-ended SCSI-2 interface
• Reads and Writes DDS-1 and DDS-2 formats dependent on the mounted tape dimension.
60 meter tape - DDS-1 = 1.3 Gbytes
90 meter tape - DDS-1 = 2.0 Gbytes
120 meter tape - DDS-2 = 4.0 Gbytes
With Data Compression enabled, the above capacities will increase from 2 to 4 times the non
compressed capacities. The average data compression factor is 2 to 1.
• 1 Mbyte Data Buffer
• Switch or program selectable on-board DCLZ data compression
• Automatic Error correction and detection
• Downloadable firmware
• Asynchronous burst data transfer rate = 3.0 Mbytes/sec.
• Synchronous burst transfer rate maximum = 7.5 Mbytes/sec.
• MTBF = 200,000 power on hours at a 12% duty cycle
• Executes self-test at power on
• Inquiry Vendor Identification String = HP
• Inquiry Product Identification String = C1533A
• Inquiry Product Revision Level String = HPE0
Figure 8-37. HP A3183A DDS-2 Tape Drive
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