Compaq 340622-002 - Manual (Page 10)

1-1 Overview
Compaq SLR Tape Drive User Guide
Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter provides information on:
■ The capacity of the drive
■ Drive performance
■ Data compression
■ Cartridge Specifications, Compatibility, and Formats
■ Drive duty cycle
■ Kit contents
Drive Capacity
The Compaq SLR Drive is a streaming quarter-inch tape cartridge drive that
can read or write 8 GB of compressed data or 4 GB of uncompressed data. The
drive provides low-cost data protection for workstations and entry-level
servers.
Drive Performance
The maximum transfer rate of the Compaq SLR Drive is:
■ 760 kB/second for compressed data
■ 380 kB/second for uncompressed data
Data Compression
The drive employs the Lempel-Ziv data compression algorithm to compress
data by up to 2 times. This feature is enabled by default but the user may turn
off data compression through the applications software.