Seagate STT20000A, Product Manual

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Chapter 2 Specifications
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Performance specifications
The following table lists the performance specifications for the STT20000A.
Feature Specification
Capacity 10.0 gigabytes—1650 Oe 740' Travan cartridge
(uncompressed)
20.0 gigabytes—1650 Oe 740’ Travan cartridge
(compressed)
Effective backup rate up to 60 Mbytes/min native; up to 120 Mbytes
/min compressed
Data transfer rate 489 / 733 / 1,000 Kbytes per second FastSense
Tape speed
Read/Write
Search/Rewind 46, 70, or 94 ips
90 ips maximum
Recording method Serpentine
Recording format QIC-3220-MC
Recording code 1,7 RLL
Error recovery Reed Solomon ECC
Recording unrecoverable
errors Less than 1 in 10
15
data bits
Head configuration Wide write/narrow read
Recording media 1650-Oe 740' Travan TR-5
Cartridge size 3.2 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.4 in. (81 mm x 61 mm)
Data density 100,400 bits per inch
Tracks 107 data tracks, one (1) directory track