#4586 25GB 1/4-INCH CARTRIDGE TA

(#4483 and #4586, Only available as REFURBISHED as of December 3, 2002. Features withdrawn for new orders only. Conversions to feature remain available.)

These are 25GB 1/4-inch cartridge tape units that mount in a removable media device slot of a system unit or an expansion tower.

They may be used for save/restore, alternate IPL, program distribution, migration and 1/4-inch cartridge tape exchange.

Will read/write:

* 25GB (up to 50GB with compression in MLR3 format) with IBM MLR3-25GB Data Cartridge (59H4128)

* 16GB (up to 32GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-16GB Data Cartridge (59H4175)

* 2GB (up to 4GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-2GB Data Cartridge (35L0589)

Will read:

* 4GB (QIC4GB format) with SLR5-4GB Data Cartridge (59H3660)

* 2.5GB (QIC2GB format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge (16G8436)

Specifications for the primary recording format:

* Cartridge Capacity (Compression) = 50.0GB (1500-ft tape)

* Data Rate (Native) = 2.0MB/s

* Data Rate (Compression) = 4.0MB/s

Prerequisites: Removable media device slot and disk unit controller in the system unit or expansion tower in which the device is mounted.

Supported on the following systems: 270, 810, 820