User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Tape Drive Product Information
- SDLT 600 Tape Drive Specifications
- Installing Your Tape Drive
- Warranty Note
- Safety, Handling, and ESD Protection
- Pre-Installation Guidelines
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with Fibre Channel Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Confirming the Installation
- Using Your Tape Drive
- Regulatory Compliance
- Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II Data Cartridges
- DLTtape VS1 Data Cartridge
- Glossary

Chapter 2 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Specifications
Environmental Specifications
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Temperature and Humidity 2 The ambient operating environment for the tape drive may not exceed
the limits shown in table 18
. (The specifications shown in the table are
valid for both the internal and tabletop tape drives.)
Table 18 Temperature and
Humidity Specification
Storage and Shipment 2 The ambient storage and shipment environment for the tape drive may
not exceed the limits shown in table 19
. (The specifications shown in the
table are valid for both the internal and tabletop tape drives.)
Table 19 Tape Drive Storage
and Shipment Specifications
Specification
Operating Limits
Non-Operating
Limits (Power On,
No Tape Loaded)
Wet Bulb
Temperature
25 °C (77 °F) 25 °C (77 °F)
Dry Bulb
Temperature Range
10 °C to 40 °C (50 °F
to 104 °F)
10 °C to 40 °C (50 °F
to 104 °F)
Temperature
Gradient
11 °C (20 °F)/hour
(across range)
15 °C (27 °F)/hour
(across range)
Relative Humidity 20% to 80% (non-
condensing)
10% to 90% (non-
condensing)
Humidity Gradient 10%/hour 10%/hour
Specification*
Storage
(Unpacked or
Packed)
Shipping
Wet Bulb
Temperature
46 °C (114 °F) 46 °C (114 °F)
Dry Bulb
Temperature
–40 °C to 66 °C (–40
°F to 150 °F)
–40 °C to 66 °C (–40
°F to 150 °F)
Temperature
Gradient
20 °C (36 °F)/hour
(across range)
20 °C (36 °F)/hour
(across range)