HP 216886-B21 AIT Drive Reference Guide - Page 14

Features, The following table outlines the features of the Compaq AIT tape drives.

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Overview of the AIT Drive Features The following table outlines the features of the Compaq AIT tape drives. Table 1-1: AIT Drive Features Feature Sustained transfer rate AIT 35 IDE 4 MB/s (approx. 8 MB/s with data compression) AIT 35 4 MB/s (approx. 8 MB/s with data compression) AIT 50 6 MB/s (approx. 12 MB/s with data compression) AIT 100 12 MByte/sec (approximately 24 MByte/sec with data compression) Supported format AIT-1 AIT-1 AIT-1, AIT-2 Burst transfer 66.6 MB/s rate 40 MB/s 40 MB/s Buffer Memory 8 MB 8 MB non-parity 8 MB parity Interface IDE ATAPI UDMA-4 Embedded SCSI Ultra160LVD, Ultra/WIDE, Single-ended or Low Voltage Differential Embedded SCSI Ultra160LVD, Ultra/WIDE, Single-ended or Low Voltage Differential MIC Support Yes Yes Yes Tape Alert Yes Yes Yes NOTE: Not compatible with the DDS and EXABYTE format tapes. AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3 160 MB/s 18 MB Embedded SCSI Ultra160LVD, Ultra/WIDE, Single-ended or Low Voltage Differential Yes Yes 1-2 AIT Drive Reference Guide

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AIT Drive Reference Guide
Overview of the AIT Drive
Features
The following table outlines the features of the Compaq AIT tape drives.
Table 1–1:
AIT Drive Features
Feature
AIT 35 IDE
AIT 35
AIT 50
AIT 100
Sustained
transfer rate
4 MB/s
(approx.
8 MB/s with
data
compression)
4 MB/s
(approx.
8 MB/s with
data
compression)
6 MB/s
(approx.
12 MB/s
with data
compression)
12 MByte/sec
(approximately
24 MByte/sec
with data
compression)
Supported
format
AIT-1
AIT-1
AIT-1, AIT-2
AIT-1, AIT-2,
AIT-3
Burst transfer
rate
66.6 MB/s
40 MB/s
40 MB/s
160 MB/s
Buffer
Memory
8 MB
8 MB
non-parity
8 MB parity
18 MB
Interface
IDE
ATAPI
UDMA-4
Embedded
SCSI
Ultra160LVD,
Ultra/WIDE,
Single-ended
or Low
Voltage
Differential
Embedded
SCSI
Ultra160LVD,
Ultra/WIDE,
Single-ended
or Low
Voltage
Differential
Embedded
SCSI
Ultra160LVD,
Ultra/WIDE,
Single-ended
or Low Voltage
Differential
MIC Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tape Alert
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NOTE:
Not compatible with the DDS and EXABYTE format tapes.