Specifications

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The HP SureStore DAT40 range is a DDS-4 tape drive with 40 GB capacity and a 3 MB/second
transfer rate that combines the fastest DAT performance in the industry - 40 GB in less than 2
hours - with highly reliable data backup and restore, and HP One-Button Disaster Recovery.
hp surestore dat40
•HP One-Button Disaster Recovery does exactly what its name suggests, making it the world’s fastest,
simplest disaster recovery solution
•The world’s fastest DDS drive transfers 40 GB in less than two hours.
•Cuts almost two hours from a 40 GB backup compared to DLT 40.
•HP’s patented Advanced Sequence Detector and intelligent track positioning maximise write, read and
interchange reliability.
•Complete out of the box solution ensures extremely economic total cost of ownership.
•Three-year Express Exchange (registration required for years 2 and 3).
•SupportPack warranty upgrade available.
20 GB native, 40 GB with hardware data compression* on a DDS-4 data cartridge
ANSI/ISO/ECMA, DDS-2, DDS-3 and DDS-4
DDS-4 (40 GB*), DDS-3 (24 GB*), DDS-2 (8 GB*) Media Recognition System cartridges (No 60m DDS-1 tape
compatibility, 90m DDS-1 tapes read only)
LVD/SE Wide Ultra SCSI-2
3 MB/s (10.8 GB/h) native, 6 MB/s (21.6 GB/h) with hardware data compression*
6 MB/s maximum asynchronous, 40 MB/s maximum synchronous
50 seconds average file access time using a DDS-4 data cartridge
400,000 hours at 12% duty cycle
DAT40i: 41 x 147 x 162 mm (1.6 x 5.8 x 6.4 in)
DAT40e: 95 x 116 x 220 mm (3.7 x 4.6 x 8.7 in)
DAT40i: 1 kg (2.2 lbs)
DAT40e: 2.1 kg (4.6 lbs)
5.25-inch, half-height, or 3.5-inch half-height
DAT40i: +5V DC, 0.9A; +12V DC, 1.5A peak (< 1 sec)
+5V DC, 0.5A; +12V DC, 0.5A typical
DAT40e: 100 - 240V, 0.5A, 50 - 60Hz
Three-year Express Exchange**
Installation Guide, HP SureStore Tape CD-ROM (containing electronic User’s Guide, drivers, HP TapeAssure & HP
Tape Tools software diagnostics), Yosemite Technologies CD (containing TapeWare software, supporting Windows
95, 98, NT Server and Netware 4.x and 5.x, Red Hat Linux 5.2 & 6, and Windows 2000.) HP One-Button
Disaster Recovery is supported by Windows NT, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NetWare 4.x, 5.x and Linux, warranty
registration card.
DAT40i also includes: 3.5-inch conversion kit, HP NetServer L-series mounting tray, HP Brio/ Vectra/Kayak and HP
NetServer E-series rails, Compaq rails, mounting screws.
DAT40e also includes: SCSI cable (68-pin to 68-pin, LVD/SE Ultra2 capable,0.9 meter), LVD/SE SCSI multi-mode
terminator, power cable.
C5686A HP SureStore DAT40i - 40 GB* internal DAT drive for PC or UNIX
®
C5687A HP SureStore DAT40e - 40 GB* external DAT drive for PC or UNIX
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