QuickSpecs

Tape Format DAT 40 DAT 72 DAT 160
Recording Method 4 mm helical scan 4 mm helical scan 8 mm helical scan
Recording Format DDS-4, DDS-3, and
DDS-2
(ANSI/ISO/ECMA)
DAT 72, DDS-4, DDS-3
(ANSI/ISO/ECMA)
DAT 160, DAT 72,
DDS-4,
Data Compression Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ) Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ) Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)
Error
Detection/Correction
Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon
Data Encoding Method Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)
Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)
Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)
Interface DAT 40 DAT 72 DAT 160
SAS Interface n/a n/a SAS 1.1
SAS Connector n/a n/a SAS Internal: mini-SAS
SFF8482
SAS External: mini-
SAS SFF8088
SCSI Interface SCSI-3 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI-3 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI-3 Ultra 160 LVD
SCSI Connector Internal: 68-pin wide
HD LVD
External: 68-pin wide
HDLVD, thumbscrew
Hot-plug: 80-pin SCA-2
(SCSI and power)
Array module: 80-pin
EBBI
Internal: 68-pin wide
HD LVD
External: 68-pin wide
LVDS, thumbscrew
Hot-plug: 80-pin SCA-2
(SCSI and power)
Array module: 80-pin
EBBI
Internal: 68-pin wide
HD LVD
External: 68-pin wide
LVDS, thumbscrew
Array module: 80-pin
EBBI
USB Interface USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0
USB Connector USB standard series B
receptacle
USB standard series B
receptacle
USB standard series B
receptacle
Termination - is only
required for the SCSI
product
No terminator is required for internal model (assumes use of terminated
cable).
External model requires termination with multimode terminator (included
with product).
SCSI Array module requires termination with multimode terminator
(ordered separately - p/n C2364A).
QuickSpecs
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