60 - (English) User's Guide

Drives and Media

HP Ultrium Drives & Media

Appendix DD-20

NOTE Only use approved Ultrium cleaning cartridges with HP Ultrium tape

drives (see page D-4). For data cartridges, only use those specificed as

having met Ultrium standards. Approved media will have the Ultrium

format trademark (Figure D-7), which indicates that the media has

passed Ultrium format compliance testing. For best results, always use

HP branded media.

Figure D-7 Ultrium Format Trademark

Table D-9 Ultrium Media Specifications

Characteristic Ultrium Media

Formatted capacity 200 GB (2:1 typical compression)

Basic description 0.5 inch (metal particle)

Tape length 580 meters (1903 feet)

Cartridge dimensions 10.2 x 10.5 x 2.2 cm

(4.02 x 4.15 x 0.85 in)

Shelf life 30 years

Cartridge life • 1,000,000 passes

• 20,000 loads/unloads

Cleaning cartridge life 15 uses