Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Computer Drive User Manual


 
Tables
Features
Table 1-1 Comparisonoftapedrivefeatures....................... 1-4
Table 1-2 Read/write compatibility of Exabyte 8mm tape drives . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Table 1-3 Dataformatfeatures............................... 1-5
Table 1-4 Approximate capacities of EXATAPE data cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Table 1-5 EXATAPE media compatibility with 8mm tape drives . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Recording Format
Table 2-1 Recording parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Table 2-2 Typeandsizeoffilemarksforeachformat ................. 2-17
Table 2-3 Track and physical block counts for 8200 and 8200c formats . . . . . . . 2-20
Table 2-4 Track and physical block counts for 8500 and 8500c formats . . . . . . . 2-20
Requirements for Use
Table 4-1 Connector pin assignments for differential tape drives . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Table 4-2 Connector pin assignments for single-ended tape drives . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Table 4-3 LEDstatesduringoperation ......................... 4-13
Table 4-4 Single pack and multi-pack shipping dimensions and weights . . . . . 4-19
Interface Specifications
Table 5-1 SCSImessages .................................. 5-3
Table 5-2 SCSI-2commandset ............................... 5-4
Functional Specifications
Table 6-1 Nominaltapespeed ............................... 6-3
Table 6-2 File-searchtapespeeds.............................. 6-3
Table 6-3 Typicalrewindtimes............................... 6-4
Table 6-4 Drumrotationperiods.............................. 6-5
Table 6-5 Datatransferrates ................................ 6-6
Table 6-6 Powerspecificationsforstandardvoltages................. 6-12
Table 6-7 Powerconnectorpinassignments ...................... 6-13
Table 6-8 Environmentalspecifications......................... 6-15
Table 6-9 Temperatureandhumidityspecifications.................. 6-16
Table 6-10 Particlecontaminationlimits ........................ 6-17
Table 6-11 Shockspecifications.............................. 6-18
Table 6-12 Vibration specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Table 6-13 Acousticnoiselimits ............................. 6-20
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EXB-8205 and EXB-8505
510504
(Standard and XL)