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Description | Specifications

HP 88780/7980 Tape Drive Specifications

Formatted Data Capacity:
(2400 ft. tape)
280-700 Mbytes, typical (GCRXC)**
140 Mbytes, typical (GCR)
40 Mbytes, typical (PE)
20 Mbytes, typical (NRZI)

Tape Speed

Transfer Rate To/From Tape: 769 Kbytes/sec. (GCR) max.;
208 Kbytes/sec. (PE) max.
Read/Write: 125 ips
Rewind: 90 sec. to rewind 2400 ft.

Density

Standard:6250 bpi (GCR); 1600 bpi (PE)
Optional: 6250 cpi (GCRXC)** (supported only on SCSI); 800 bpi (NRZI)

Power Requirements

Line Voltage: 100-120 VAC; 200-240 VAC
Line Frequency: 50-60 Hz.
Power Consumption: 250 W max.; 20 W stand by; 170 W idle

Physical

Height: 222 mm. (8.75 in.)
Width: Front panel: 483 mm. (19.0 in.);
Casting: 429 mm. (16.9 in.)
Depth: Overall: 681 mm. (26.8 in.);
Behind Panel: 610 mm. (24.0 in.)
Weight: 36.6 kg. (81 lbs.)
Product Certification: UL 478 (5th edition): CSA C22.2 No. 220-M1986 IEC 380: IEC 435: FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart J (Level A); FTZ Level B 1046/84 (with Level B controller) VDE 0806, VDE 0805 (Component approved): SASO: CISPER 22 (Class A); South African Bureau of Standards, Standards Act, March 1983, Notice R452
Max. Block Rise On Tape: (May be limited by the host operating system); 256 Kbytes, (GCRXC)**; 256 Kbytes, (GCR); 64 Kbytes, (PE) interface specific; 64 Kbytes, (NRZI)
Reliability: MTBF: 22,400 hours*; MTTR: 30 minutes.
Read error rates: GCR hard: 1 in 10^11 at 90% statistical confidence; PE: 1 in 10^11 at 90% statistical confidence.

Functional Character

Internal Buffer Size: 512 Kbytes
Operating Mode: Streaming
Interfaces: SCSI (single-ended & differential); Pertec-compatible

Environmental Conditions

Operating Temperature: 15° to 32° C, non-condensing (range limited by media)
Storage Temperature: -40° to 70° C
Shipment Temperature: -40° to 70° C
Rate Of Change: 20° C/hr.
Relative Humidity: Operating: 20 to 80%, (less than 25° C max. wet bulb temp.); Storage or shipment: 90% at 40° C
Altitude: Operating: 3000 m. (10,000 ft); Non-operating: 15,300 m. (50,000 ft)

Vibration

Operating, Random: 5-500 Hz. approx. 0.21g. rms.
Non-operating, Random: 5-500 Hz. approx. 2g. rms.
Non-operating, Swept Sine: 5-500-5 Hz., 0.5 g. rms. (0-peak)

Audible Noise

Read/write Operations:
(A-weighted sound power)
6.6 Bels A
Tape-loading Operation:
(A-weighted sound power)
7.2 Bels A

* Faliure rates are derived from a large data base of test samples. The actual faliure rate will vary from unit to unit. Not responsible for typographical errors.

** GCRXC is a Hewlett Packard data compression protocol implemented almost exclusively in non-PC HP computer systems.

Available variations of the 88780: 9348, 7980a, 7980s, 7980sx, 7980xc, 88780, 88780a, 88780b, 88780e, 88780s, 88780t, 5170, 5175, 9348-001, 9348-002, 9348-011, 9348-012.

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