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Description | Specifications

HP 88781A Tape Drive Specifications

Formatted Data Capacity:
(2400 ft. tape)
200-700 Mbytes (typ. 6250 cpi)
140 Mbytes (typ. 6250 cpi)
40 Mbytes (typ. 1600 cpi)

Tape Speed

Transfer Rate To/From Tape (max): 769 Kbytes/s (6250 GCR);
208 Kbytes/s (1600 PE)
Read/Write: 123 ips (GCR)
130 ips (PE)
Rewind: 320 ips avg., 450 ips max.
90 sec. to rewind 2400 ft.

Density

Standard:6250 cpi GCR
1600 cpi PE

Maximum Physical Block Size On Tape*

6250 GCR:256 Kbytes
1600 PE:64 Kbytes
*block size may be limited by host operating system.

Power Requirements

DC Input Voltage: 48-60V DC
Power Consumption: 250 W max.
20 W standby
170 W idle

Physical

Height: 609 mm. (24 in.)
Width: Front panel: 482.6 mm. (19 in.)
Depth: Overall: 313.35 mm. (12.34 in.);
Within Rack: 225.35 mm. (8.87 in.)
Rotation Distance: 304.8 mm. (12 in.)
Weight: 37 kg. (81 lbs.)

Reliability

Hard Error Rate:
GCR Read: 1 in 10^11 at 90% statistical confidence
Write: 1 in 10^10
PE Read: 1 in 10^10 at 90% statistical confidence
Write: 1 in 10E9

Functional Characteristics

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)
Rate Of Change: 20° C/hr.
Relative Humidity: Operating: 20 to 80% at <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. 0.25 G RMS
Non-operating, Random: 5-500 Hz. approx. 2 G 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 88781: 88781a, 88781aa.

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