User's Manual

Technical Specifications
A-6 DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
A.3 Drive Functional Specifications
A.3.1 DLT4000 Drive Functional Specifications
Table A-4 lists the key functional specifications of the DLT4000 tape drive.
Table A-4 DLT4000 Functional Specifications
Functional Specifications
DLTtape IV
Capacity/formatted native 20.0 GB user data
Capacity/formatted
compressed 2:1
1
40.0 GB user data
DLTtape IIIxt Cartridge
Capacity/formatted native 15.0 GB user data
Capacity/formatted
compressed 2:1
1
35.0 GB user data
DLTtape III
Capacity/formatted native 10.0 GB user data
Capacity/formatted
compressed 2:1
1
20.0 GB user data
Interface 8 bit SCSI-2, single ended or differential
Drive Type DLT, streaming, 10.0/15.0/20.0 GB-16 bit,
single end or differential
Recording Type 2-7 RLL code with DLT2000, DLT2000xt and
DLT4000 format, MFM with 2.6 GB/6.0 GB
DLT260 and DLT600 format
Form Factor 5-¼ inch, F.H. modified depth
Transfer Rate, Raw Native 2.5 MBytes/second
2
Transfer Rate, User Native
Uncompressed
1.5 MBytes/second
Transfer Rate, User
Compressed
1
More than 3.0 MB/second maximum write, 10
MBburst mode
More than 2.5MB/second maximum read, 10
MBburst mode
Error Rate (Recoverable) Read recoverable error rate: 1.0X10
9
Write recoverable error rate: 1.0X10
6