C7438-60030 HP DAT72 36-72GB Internal SCSI DAT Drive

Description

The C7438-60030 is the HP DAT72 internal tape drive utilising the SCSI Interface.

The DDS / DAT (Digital Data Storage / Digital Audio Tape) format was initially developed by a collaboration between HP, Sony and Digital in 1991 and uses helical scanning for recording, the same process used by a video cassette recorder (VCR). If errors are present, the write heads rewrite the data.

DDS DAT tapes used between DDS1 and the DAT72 have a width of 3.81mm, known as 4mm, to give a compressed capacity of up to 72GB.

The HP DAT72 half height tape drive is the fifth generation in the DDS family and was manufactured by HP for vendors including Quantum and IBM, for use as standalone internal and external drives targetting the small business market.

The DAT72 offers 36GB native capacity or 72GB compressed capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 6MBps or 21.6GB per hour. Native, the drive provides 36GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 3MBps

The DAT72 drive employs the same technology as previous DAT products, and uses DAT72
media in order to achieve higher capacities. However, it maintains 2 generations of backward compatibility and can still read and write data to both DDS4 and DDS3 4mm tapes.

The HP DAT family offers HPs unique One-Button-Disaster-Recovery (OBDR) feature providing
customers with the ability to restore their systems with the touch of a single button.

The DAT72 was available in 68pin Ultra 160 SCSI LVD, SATA and USB interface versions.

Media Compatibility

This refurbished product comes complete with a full 6 month return to base warranty.

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