Quantum LTO-2 User Manual

Chapter 5  Specifications

Environmental Requirements

LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide

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Environmental Requirements

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 lists the environmental specifications for the LTO-2 Half-Height 

Tape Drive.

Table 8   Environmental 
Requirements 

   

Average rewind time (609-m tape)

> 4.5 seconds

Maximum rewind time (609-m tape)

<136 seconds

Average data access time (609-m tape) 

from BOW

68 seconds

Maximum data access time (609-m tape) 

from BOW

136 seconds

Average rewind time (609-m tape)

< 76 seconds

Tape speed

Up to 3.48 meters per second

Temperature

+50° to +104°F 

(+10° to + 40°C)

–40° to +149°F 

(–40° to + 66°C)

Airflow requirements

Internal: 9 CFM (front to back)

N/A

Thermal gradient

11°C per hour (10-40°C)

11°C per hour (10-40°C)

Relative humidity

20% to 80% non-condensing

10% to 95% non-

condensing

Humidity gradient

10% per hour

10% per hour