Imation DC 9840 22-91831-5 Leaflet
Product codes
22-91831-5
Fast, Hardworking, Reliable
In business today, information access and capacity demands are a
growing challenge for efficient, cost-effective data management. Now,
one storage technology radically redefines performance: 9840
half-inch tape technology. The Imation Black Watch
™
9840 Half-Inch Tape
Cartridge is at the heart of the solution, with its revolutionary, totally
internal tape path design and a familiar 3480-based form factor.
The 9840 tape cartridge draws on the long history of Imation half-inch
tape development and combines “the best of the best” from current
solutions with brand new innovations. Offering access speeds that rival
random access, the Black Watch 9840 tape cartridge sets new
standards for half-inch tape performance with proven enterprise-
strength reliability.
Speed
Access times are decreased to 12 seconds due to the dual hub,
mid-point load design. The tape rides on a cushion of air that virtually
eliminates friction between the tape and guides, enabling the fastest
search speeds of any tape storage system.
Black Watch
™
9840
Half-Inch Tape Cartridge
Imation
Performance
The 9840 is the only technology to contain a baseplate. This aluminum
baseplate enhances cartridge stability and enables precise alignment
between head and tape to ensure reliable data reading/writing.
Reliability
Advanced servo-writing techniques enable 288 data tracks to be written
across the half-inch wide tape.
Mid-point load dual-hub
design saves time by
delivering faster access to data. Searches start from
the middle of the tape, not the end.
the middle of the tape, not the end.
Metal Particulate (MP) tape
with proprietary
Imation backcoating dissipates static and
minimizes tape compression for optimum
performance and reliability.
minimizes tape compression for optimum
performance and reliability.
Convenient form factor
based on
3480/3490E cartridges preserves
investment in existing library equipment.
investment in existing library equipment.
Factory-written servo pattern
keeps heads aligned
on data tracks for precise data reading/writing
and improved reliability.
and improved reliability.
With internal cartridge guiding
, the tape
never leaves the cartridge for improved
data integrity and an average access time
of 12 seconds (includes load time).
data integrity and an average access time
of 12 seconds (includes load time).
The Media Information Region (MIR)
contains directory and performance
information to optimize the management
of media and drives.
information to optimize the management
of media and drives.
9840 technology rivals random-access technologies by
achieving unprecedented access times for half-inch tape.
achieving unprecedented access times for half-inch tape.
<1
5.5+
12
45
53
95
100
<1
5.5+
12
45
53
95
100
Typical Hard Disk
5.25 optical
9840
3490E
3590
3590E
DLTtape
™
IV 7000
*Based on average first access to data, including load time.
Access Time Comparison*
(seconds)
(seconds)