Quantum Audio Tape Drives A-Series - Manual (Page 68)

LTO Cartridge Specifications
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 52
If during storage and/or transportation a cartridge has been exposed to
conditions outside the specified values, it must be conditioned before use
in the operating environment. The conditioning shall be exposure to the
operating environment for a time equal to, or greater than, the time away
from the operating environment, up to a maximum of 24 hours. There
shall be no deposit of moisture anywhere on or in the cartridge.
The stray magnetic field at any point on the tape shall not exceed
4000 A/m.
Cartridge Memory 1
Each Ultrium cartridge has 4 Kbytes of nonvolatile memory:
• 3 Kbytes are used to store tape-directory and hardware specific
information.
• 1 Kbyte is available for application and OEM use.
The cartridge memory is powered, read, and written to via a radio-
frequency link.
Cartridge Reliability 1
After 5,000 load/unload cycles, replace the cartridge to insure data
integrity.