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Chapter 10  Specifications

Functional Specifications

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Functional Specifications

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 lists the DLT-V4 tape drive’s functional specifications.

Table 16   Functional 
Specifications

Formatted Capacity, Native Mode

160 gigabytes (GB)

Formatted Capacity, Compressed 

Mode

a

a. Compressed values use a nominal 2:1 compression ratio. Actual compression ratios achieved depend on 

the redundancy of data files being recorded.

320 GB

Interface

Wide Ultra SCSI 2, Low-Voltage Differential (LVD) and SATA

Tape Drive Type

DLT Derivative, streaming, 160 GB; 16-bit LVD

Recording Type

Partial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML)

Read Compatibility

b

b. Performance may vary when the tape drive reads data previously written to the DLT VS80 and DLT1 

formatted data cartridges. Performance depends on the quality of the data cartridge you are reading, not 
the DLT-V4 tape drive.

DLT-V4, DLT VS160, DLT VS80 / DLT1

Write Compatibility

DLT-V4

Form Factor

5

¼

-in. half-height

Sustained Transfer Rate, Native Mode Up to 10 megabyte (MB) per second

Sustained Transfer Rate, Compressed 

Mode

a

Up to 20 MB / sec

Transfer Rate, Burst

160 MB / sec

Error Rate (Unrecoverable)

1 in 10

17

 bits (non-media error)