Quantum 6-67057-02 Rev A, User Manual

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1.2 Capacity and Transfer Rates
The capacity and transfer rate of the Quantum RDX storage system are outlined in the table
below (see Table 1). The capacity and transfer rate will vary depending on the RDX cartridge type
used.
Table 1: Capacity and Transfer Rates
Capacity RDX 160 GB RDX 320 GB RDX 500 GB RDX 640 GB RDX 750 GB RDX 1.0 TB
Native
Capacity 160 GB 320 GB 500 GB 640 GB 750 GB 1.0 TB
Average sustained transfer rate (MBs/sec)
1
USB 2.0: 25 MB/s
SATA: 45 MB/s
USB 3.0: 230MB/s
Average access time (msec) 15
Function Removable disk drive
Command set • Packet command feature set, per ATA/ATAPI-7
• SCSI primary commands (SPC-2)
• SCSI block commands (SBC-2)
Supported file systems ext2, ext3, FAT32, Mac OS Extended, NTFS
2
1
Actual results may vary depending on system environments, drive media used, or other factors.
2
NTFS is the default file system on the cartridge. If you are using Linux, the cartridge that comes
with your system will need to be reformatted to support a file system that is compatible with a
Linux-based operating system (see the section “RDX Cartridge File System Considerations” in
the appendix).
1.3 Supported Media
The RDX system supports any RDX cartridge. RDX cartridges are available in different capacity
configurations, depending on your storage requirements.
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