Seagate STT8000A - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 2 Specifications
Page 10 STT8000A Product Manual
Performance specifications
The following table lists the performance specifications for the STT8000A.
Feature Specification
Capacity 4.0 gigabytes—900Oe 740' Travan cartridge (uncompressed)
8.0 gigabytes—900Oe 740’ Travan cartridge (compressed)
Effective backup rate 30 Mbytes/min typical native; 45 Mbytes/min typ. compressed
Data transfer rate 300 / 450 / 600 Kbytes per second FastSense
Tape speed
Read/Write
Search/Rewind 33, 51, 77 ips
90 ips maximum
Recording method Serpentine
Recording format QIC-3095-MC
Recording code 1,7 RLL
Error recovery Reed Solomon ECC
Recording unrecoverable
errors Less than 1 in 10 15 data bits
Head configuration Wide write/narrow read
Recording media 900-Oe 740' Travan TR-5
Cartridge size 3.2 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.4 in. (81 mm x 61 mm)
Data density 67,733 bits per inch
Tracks 72 data tracks, one (1) directory track