IBM 36GB/72GB DDS GEN 5 SATA TAPE DRIVE P/N: 43W8487

This DDS Generation-5 tape drive option brings performance and capacity in a 5.25-inch, half-high form factor to low and midrange IBM eServer xSeries servers. This reliable tape drive unit supports Ultra2 low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI connections and high-speed tape backup. This single drive tape can store up to 36GB native capacity and up to 72GB compressed. Tape drives that use data compression technology have storage capacity that will vary depending upon whether the drive is operating in native mode (without compression) or compressed mode. Although the compression technology used in IBM tape drives can typically double the amount of data stored on the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed.Capacity and InterfaceCompressed Capacity Up to 72 GBNative Capacity Up to 36 GBRecording Format DAT72Interface Type Ultra2 SCSI LVDPerformanceNative Sustained Transfer Rate 12.6 GB/hourCompressed Sustained Transfer Rate up to 25.2 GB/hourNative Burst Transfer Rate 10 MB/secCompressed Burst Transfer Rate 80 MB/secAverage File Access Time < 40 secSearch Speed 200x normalDrum Rotational Speed 10000 RPMBackup Speed 12.6 GB/hourCompressed Backup Speed up to 25.2 GB/hourBuffer Memory Size 16 MB