Table 1. Capacity and Transfer Rates
Characteristic
RDX 40 GB
Media
RDX 80 GB
Media
RDX 120 GB
Media
Native capacity (GB)
40
80
120
Compressed capacity (GB)
80
160
240
Average sustained transfer rate (MBs/sec)
SATA 30 MBps/USB 25 MBps
Burst transfer rate
Internal SATA 1.5 Gbps/External USB 480 Mbps
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)
Logical block size
512 bytes
Supported file systems
ext2, ext3, FAT32 and NTFS*
*NTFS is the default file system on the cartridge.
Supported Media
The RDX QuikStor hard drive system supports any RDX cartridge. RDX cartridges are available in
different capacity configurations depending on your storage requirements.
Software
The RDX QuikStor works with all industry backup applications that support removable disk media. See
your backup software manual for instructions on backing up data.
Windows™ Software
The RDX QuikStor and Utilities CD provides essential Windows software for use with the RDX
QuikStor unit. The RDX QuikStor software contains a removable disk utility which is a Windows
application that provides basic diagnostic tests capabilities and firmware upgrade for the RDX
QuikStor unit.
See
Installing Unit Software for Windows™
page 13 and
Using the Removable Disk Utility
page 17 for
more information on these applications.
Linux Software
There is a separate document available on our web site describing how to use the RDX QuikStor with
Linux.
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