DW020-60040-D HP DAT40 20-40GB Internal USB Tape Drive

Description

The DW020-60040-D is the HP DAT40 DDS4 20-40GB Internal tape drive utilising the USB 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.

DDS4 DAT tapes have a width of 3.81mm, known as 4mm, to give a compressed capacity of up to 40GB.

The HP DAT40 half height tape drive is the fourth generation in the DDS family and was manufactured by HP for vendors including Sun and IBM, for use as standalone internal and external drives targetting the small business market.

The DAT40 offers 20GB native capacity or 40GB compressed capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 6MBps or 21.6GB per hour. Native, the drive provides 20GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 3MBps

The DAT40 drive employs the same technology as previous DAT products, and uses DAT40
media in order to achieve higher capacities. However, it maintains 2 generations of backward compatibility and can still read and write data to both DDS3 and DDS2 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 DAT40 was available in 68pin Ultra 160 SCSI LVD and USB interface versions.

Media Compatibility

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

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