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Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge

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Chapter 5 Cartridge Information 79

T9940 Cartridge 

The T9940 cartridge has a single reel and a leader block that the T9940 tape drive uses 

to move the tape across the tape drive head (

). A T9940 cartridge cannot be 

used in a T9840 or LTO Ultrium tape drive.

The StorageTek 9940 data cartridge was designed to store up to 200 gigabytes of 

uncompressed data, or up to 400 gigabytes with 2:1 data compression, on a single 

cartridge. 

 lists the specifications of the 9940 cartridge with the T9940x Tape 

Drives.

T9940 Cartridge Tape Specifications 

Capacity, native (uncompressed) 

60 GB 

200 GB

Read/Write speed 

2.0 m/s (79 ips) 

2.4 m/s (95 ips) 

Search/Rewind speed 

11.0 m/s (440 ips) 

Formulation 

 Advanced metal particle (AMP) 

Coercivity 

1625+/-75 Oersteds (130+/16.0 KA/m) 

Substrate 

Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN)

Number of tracks 

288

576 

Archival life 

15–30 years

Compatibility

T9940A, T9940B 

Width 

 109.0 mm (4.29 in.) 

Length 

 125.0 mm (4.92 in.) 

Height 

 25.4 mm (1.0 in.)

Weight:

262.0 g (9.17 oz)

Drop strength 

 1.0 m (39.3 in.) 

Operating 

 +15° to +32°C +60° to +90°F

Storage (archive) 

 +15° to +25°C +59° to +77°F

Shipping 

 -23° to +49°C -10° to +120°F

Wet bulb maximum

26°C (78°F)