Seagate STT8000A - Manual (Page 11)

Introduction Chapter 1
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Internal STT8000A with mounting brackets
Features
The STT8000A embodies Seagate's commitment to engineer reliable and durable
tape drive products. Key features of the drive are as follows:
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Two Internal form factors for installation in 5.25-inch half-high or 3.5-inch by
one-inch drive bays
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Capability to write and read Travan TR-4 (QIC-3095) media, as well as
minicartridge or QIC-Wide media conforming to the QIC-3080 standard
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QIC-3095-MC tape format compliance for compatibility and information exchange
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Typical uncompressed capacities of 4 Gbytes on 740-foot TR-4 media; 2
Gbytes on 400-foot QIC-Wide media; and 1.6 Gbytes on 400-foot quarter-inch
minicartridge media
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Typical compressed capacities of 8 Gbytes on 740 foot TR-4 media; 4 Gbytes on
400-foot QIC-Wide media; 3.2 Gbytes on 400-foot quarter-inch minicartridge media
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Transfer rate optimized with FastSense —automatic selection of fastest
supportable data transfer rate (600, 450, or 300 Kbytes/sec)
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ATAPI interface that supports DMA and PIO modes 0, 1, or 2 with 512 Kbytes on-
drive data buffer to facilitate the most efficient use of the host computer and tape
drive.
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Uncorrectable error rate of less than 1 in 10 15 bits
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Flash EEPROM to enable electrically upgradeable drive firmware
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Custom Seagate -designed LSI circuitry to reduce component count and boost
drive reliability
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Low power consumption—less than 15.0 Watts (typical) for internal drives