Product manual

28 Scorpion 40 DDS-4 Product Manual, Version A
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LED
Media
LED
Eject
Button
Drive
LED
Figure 17. Location of Eject button and LEDs on internal Scorpion 40 (external drive is
similar)
Initializing a blank cartridge
When you insert a blank cartridge into the drive for the first time, the drive takes
about 10 to 12 seconds to determine that the tape is blank. The drive will
automatically initialize the tape as soon as it receives a Write command from the
host computer. Initializing a blank tape takes about 30 seconds.
DDS cartridge compatibility
Seagate Scorpion 40 drives are designed to use data-grade DDS cartridges, which
comply with ANSI specifications listed in the “3.81 mm Helical-Scan Digital Computer
Tape Cartridge for Information Interchange,” ANSI X3B5/89-156 standard. The drive
supports 90-meter DDS-1 media, but not 60-meter DDS-1 media.
To ensure optimal data integrity and reliability, Seagate recommends using the
following DDS cartridges:
• Model 32000
(DDS-1: 90 meters; 2 Gbyte native capacity;
Note: 60-meter DDS-1 cartridges are
not supported)
• Model 34000
(DDS-2: 120 meters; 4 Gbyte native capacity)
• Model STDM24G
(DDS-3: 125 meters; 12 Gbyte native capacity)
• Model STDM40
(DDS-4: 150 meters; 20 Gbyte native capacity)
MRS cartridges have a series of alternate opaque and clear stripes at the beginning
of the tape. These stripes classify the media as data-grade.