Instruction Manual

Technical Specifications
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Zip Drive & Cartridge Reliability
(Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer)
Non-Recoverable Errors <10 errors in 1013 bits
Recoverable Errors <10 errors in 109 bits
Seek Errors <1 error in 106 seeks
MTBF 100,000 hours
Drive Insertion/Removal Cycles 10,000 minimum
Disk Insertion/Removal Cycles 2,000 minimum
Environmental Limits (Operational)
(Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer)
Drive Temperature: 10° to 32°C (50° to 89.6°F)
Disk Temperature 10° to 32°C (50° to 89.6°F)
Relative Humidity, Non Condensing 10 to 80%
Maximum Wet Bulb 26.7°C (80°F)
Maximum Temperature Gradient 12°C/hr (22°F/hr)
Altitude To 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Shock 7g 1/2 sine wave for 11 msec
Vibration 0.7g P-P at 5-17 Hz; 0.25g P-P at 17-500 Hz
Environmental Limits (Shipping & Storage)
(Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer)
Shipping Storage
Drive Temperature -40° to 60°C
(-40° to 140°F)
-22° to 52°C
(-8° to 126°F)
Disk Temperature -40° to 51°C
(-40° to 124°F)
-22° to 51°C
(8° to 124°F)
Relative Humidity,
non condensing
Drive 10 to 90%;
Cartridge 10 to 90%
Drive 10 to 90%;
Cartridge 10 to 90%
Zip Disk Drop Height Shock 40 g for 11 msec
Shock, Zip Disk Cartridge Withstands a 3 foot drop onto
a smooth, hard surface
Vibration (Drive and Cart) 1.3 g at 5-27 Hz; 2 g at 27-60
Hz; 5 g at 60-500 Hz