Quantum Audio Travan 40 Tape Drive STT3401A - Manual (Page 9)

Introduction Chapter 1
Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 1
Introduction
Drive overview
The Seagate® STT3401A and STT2401A extend the Seagate family of one-inch
high Travan drives that feature high performance, high reliability, and quiet operation.
The drives transfer data at up to 120 megabytes per minute (Mbytes/min) without
compression.
With optimal system resources and compressible data structures, nominal transfer
rates of up to 240 Mbytes per minute can be obtained using software data
compression (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio). The compression ratio is
dependent on the specific system and the nature of the files being compressed.
These drives are internal devices, providing affordable storage in either 3.5-inch
(STT3401A) or half-high 5.25-inch (STT2401A) form factors, for easy installation in
today's computers.
Key features
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Automated cartridge loading: When a cartridge is inserted into the drive, it is
automatically drawn into the drive mechanism. The cartridge is fully loaded within
the drive and does not extend beyond the front of the bezel during operation.
Pressing the Eject button causes the drive to unload the cartridge until it extends
out about one inch beyond the bezel.
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Backward read-compatible with Industry Standard QIC-3220-MC Travan 5 Data
Format
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Selectable sustained data transfer rate of 2.0 Mbytes per second (compressed)
or 1.22 Mbytes per second (native), to support various host systems
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Auto-Throttle™ tape speed adjusts to sustain streaming operation with the Host
transfer rates.
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ATAPI interface
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Servo-burst-controlled high-resolution head positioning system
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Available in either 3.5-inch, 1-inch high or 5.25-inch half-height form factors
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Data integrity of less than 1 hard read error in 10
17
bits, with automatic retry
algorithm
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8-Mbyte data buffer
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High-speed, 110 inch-per-second tape rewind
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EEPROM containing non-volatile option settings and diagnostic results
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