TapeStor Travan Portable USB Tape Drive
Online User Guide
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Recommended tape cartridges
The table below lists the types of tape cartridges that can
be used with the Seagate Travan 20GB and 40GB drives.
Tape
Compatible
Tape
Drive
formats
Capacity
Travan 20GB drive
Read/write:
Travan 20 (TR-5)
20 Gbytes
QIC-3220
20 Gbytes
Read only:
Travan 8 (TR-4)
8 Gbytes
(all other tape formats are incompatible)
Travan 40GB drive
Read/write:
Travan 40
40 Gbytes
Read only:
Travan 20 (TR-5)
20 Gbytes
(all other tape formats are incompatible)
Note. Tape capacities listed in this table are based on
2:1 data compression. Capacities, backup speeds
and transfer rates will vary with file type and
system configuration.
Note: For best results, use Seagate-
branded data and cleaning
cartridges, which are tested and
certified to meet strict perfor-
mance and quality specifica-
tions defined by Seagate
engineers. For U.S. customers,
these cartridges can be conve-
niently purchased on the web at
http://buytape.seagate.com.
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