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176 9840 Drives and Tape Cartridges Appendix A
Table 13 9840 Media Specifications
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9840 Media Specifications
Characteristic
CharacteristicCharacteristic
Characteristic 9840 Media
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9840 Media
Capacity
■ 20 GB uncompressed
■ 40 to 80 compressed
Note: Compression ratio depends on many variables,
including the environment, operating system, and data
characteristics. Typical compression with Enhanced LZ-1
is 4:1.
Basic description 0.5 inch (metal particle)
Tape length 271 meters (889 feet)
Cartridge dimensions 125 x 109 x 25.88 mm
(4.92 x 4.29 x 1.00 in)
Shelf life 15 to 30 years
Cartridge life
■ Short-length durability:
80,000 passes minimum
■ Long-length durability:
6,500 passes minimum
■ Loads/unloads:
10,000 minimum
Cleaning cartridge life 100 uses
Environmental
Cartridge storage environment (archive)
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet-bulb temperature
5° to 25.5°C (41° to 78°F)
40% to 60%
26°C (78.8°F) maximum
Cartridge storage environment (non-
archive)
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet-bulb temperature
5° to 32.2°C (41° to 90°F)
5% to 80%
26°C (78.8°F) maximum