Quantum A-Series User Manual

LTO Cartridge Specifications

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide

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If during storage and/or transportation a cartridge has been exposed to 

conditions outside the specified values, it must be conditioned before use 

in the operating environment. The conditioning shall be exposure to the 

operating environment for a time equal to, or greater than, the time away 

from the operating environment, up to a maximum of 24 hours. There 

shall be no deposit of moisture anywhere on or in the cartridge.
The stray magnetic field at any point on the tape shall not exceed  

4000 A/m.

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Each Ultrium cartridge has 4 Kbytes of nonvolatile memory:

• 3 Kbytes are used to store tape-directory and hardware specific 

information. 

• 1 Kbyte is available for application and OEM use. 

The cartridge memory is powered, read, and written to via a radio-

frequency link.

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After 5,000 load/unload cycles, replace the cartridge to insure data 

integrity.