Specifications
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Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual
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Specifications
Performance specifications
The following table lists the performance specifications for the Seagate STT2401A
and STT3401A tape drives.
Feature
Specification
Capacity
20.0 Gbytes—Travan 40 cartridge (native)
(40.0 Gbytes, assuming 2:1 compression)
Sustained backup rate
up to 120 Mbytes per minute native;
up to 240 Mbytes per minute with 2:1 compression
Tape speed
Read/Write
Fast Forward/Rewind
92 inches per second
(56 inches per second throttle-down speed)
110 inches per second
Load time
< 2 seconds (mechanical load)
<18 seconds to READY (from Beginning of Tape)
Unload time
< 2 seconds (mechanical unload)
<10 seconds (plus rewind time to Beginning of Tape)
Recording Specifications
Recording method
Serpentine
Recording format
Travan 640
Recording code
VRR
Head configuration
Wide write/narrow read
Recording media
1650-Oe 750' Travan 40 or 40 Gbytes (20 Gbytes native)
Cartridge size
3.2 in. × 2.4 in. × 0.4 in. (81 mm × 61 mm)
Data density
192,000 bits per inch
Tracks
108 data tracks, one (1) directory track
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