User's Manual

Introduction
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Introduction
Overview
The Seagate
®
DDS-4 (digital data storage) and DAT 72 (digital audio tape) drives are
designed for computer environments that require high-performance, high-capacity
data storage. Based on a 3.5-inch mechanism, the internal and external models
provide the following data storage capacities and native transfer rates:
DDS-4
DAT 72
Data Storage Capacity:
20 Gbytes
(40 Gbytes compressed)
36 Gbytes
(72 Gbytes compressed)
Native Transfer Rate:
2.75 Mbytes per second
(5.5 Mbytes per second
compressed)
3.5 Mbytes per second
(7.0 Mbytes per second
compressed)
The DAT 72 and DDS-4 drives combine established DAT technology, high-density
recording and hardware data-compression capability along with Seagate’s proven
computer-grade design to provide unmatched reliability and performance
characteristics among DDS products. The DAT 72 and DDS-4 drives are ideal for
workstation, server, and network/enterprise applications such as:
•
Backup of high-capacity fixed discs
•
Data interchange between systems
•
Network servers
•
Loader products
•
Online data collection
•
Near-line secondary storage for text, graphics or multimedia information of all
types
•
Archival storage
DDS Format Standard Compatibility
The DDS drive supports the DDS-4, DDS-3, and DDS-2 recording formats. The DAT
72 drive supports the DDS 5
th
Generation, DDS-4, and DDS-3 recording formats.
Compatibility with each of these standards ensures complete write and read
interchange of recorded digital data between all compliant drive and media vendors.
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