Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Computer Drive User Manual


 
Index
A
acoustic noise specifications 6-20
agency standards 7-1 – 7-4
air flow requirements 6-17
B
back panel components 1-11
bit error rate
read errors 6-11
write errors 6-11
blocks
gap 2-16
logical 2-13
physical 2-9
C
cards 1-15 – 1-16
cleaning cartridge 4-17
cleaning requirements 4-17
cleaning the tape drive
LED indicators for 4-13
colors of the tape drive 1-9
commands supported 5-3
compatibility with other tape drives 1-4
compression
algorithm for 1-6
Compression Integrity Check 1-6
logical block CRC 3-3
configuration options 1-7
controller function 1-16
cyclic redundancy check 3-6
D
data buffer 1-16, 3-2, 3-4
data cartridges
capacities of 1-8
loading 4-14
time to load 4-15
track and block counts 2-20
unloading 4-15
data compression
See compression
data integrity 6-9
data reliability
conditions for 6-10
read errors 6-11
restrictions for 6-10
write errors 6-11
data transfer rates 5-5, 6-6
DC voltages 6-12
differential SCSI
cable length for 4-7
pin assignments for connector 4-8
SLDD card 1-16
terminators for 4-6
dimensions of tape drive 1-17
drum assembly 1-14
drum motion suspension time 6-5
drum rotation period 6-5
E
ECC 3-6
EEPROM options 1-7
effective head-to-tape speed 1-15, 6-5
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 7-3
electromagnetic interference, susceptibility to
7-3
electrostatic discharge, susceptibility to 7-2
end of data (EOD) 2-18
environmental specifications 6-15
error correction code 3-6
error detection and recovery 3-6
ESD, susceptibility to 7-2
EXATAPE data cartridges
capacities of 1-8
general description of 1-20
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 I-1
(Standard and XL)