SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

PYTHON 4LDAT+ (DDS2)


Device Type Internal Tape Drive
Interface SCSI-2
Format DAT (DDS-2)
Sustained Transfer Rate 400 KBPS
Size 5.25 in. full height
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USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

» Termination disabled

JP2

Open

  Termination enabled

JP2

Closed

» MRS mode disabled

SW1/4

Off

  MRS mode enabled

SW1/4

On

» Parity check disabled

SW1/5

Off

  Parity check enabled

SW1/5

On

» DDS data compression mode disabled

SW1/6

Off

  DDS pass through mode enabled

SW1/6

On

» Factory configured - do not alter

SW1/7

Off

» Self test disabled

SW1/8

Off

  Self test enabled

SW1/8

On

» Drive mounted horizontaly

SW2/1

Off

  Drive mounted verticaly

SW2/1

On

» Automatic insertion of first cartridge enabled

SW2/2

On

  Automatic insertion of first cartridge disabled

SW2/2

Off

» Factory configured - do not alter

SW2/3

Unidentified

» Factory configured - do not alter

SW2/4

Unidentified

» Continuous cycle disabled

SW3/3

Off

  Continuous cycle enabled

SW3/3

On

» Display intensity high

SW3/4

On

  Display intensity normal

SW3/4

Off

» Self-test sequence disabled

SW3/5

Off

  Self-test sequence enabled

SW3/5

On

» Factory configured - do not alter

SW3/6

Unidentified

» Factory configured - do not alter

SW3/7

Unidentified


EXTERNAL SCSI ID SELECTION

SCSI ID

JP1/1

JP1/2

JP1/3

»

0

Open

Open

Open

 

1

Closed

Open

Open

 

2

Open

Closed

Open

 

3

Closed

Closed

Open

 

4

Open

Open

Closed

 

5

Closed

Open

Closed

 

6

Open

Closed

Closed

 

7

Closed

Closed

Closed

Note: If SCSI ID is set using SW1/1 - SW1/3, then the external SCSI ID (JP1) must be set to 0.


SCSI ID SELECTION

SCSI ID

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/3

»

0

Open

Open

Open

 

1

Closed

Open

Open

 

2

Open

Closed

Open

 

3

Closed

Closed

Open

 

4

Open

Open

Closed

 

5

Closed

Open

Closed

 

6

Open

Closed

Closed

 

7

Closed

Closed

Closed

Note: If SCSI ID is set using SW1/1 - SW1/3, then the external SCSI ID (JP1) must be set to 0.


LANGUAGE SELECTION

Language

SW3/1

SW3/2

» English

Off

Off

  French

Off

On

  German

On

Off

  Spanish

On

On


MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA

Tape

Capacity Without Compression

Capacity With Compression

60 meter DAT single cartridge 1.3 GB 2.6 GB
90 meter DAT single cartridge 2.0 GB 4 GB
60 meter DAT 4-cartridge 5.2 GB 10.4 GB
90 meter DAT 4-cartridge 8.0 GB 16.0 GB
120 meter MP+ single cartridge N/A 4.0 GB
120 meter MP+ 4-cartridge

N/A

16.0 GB

120 meter DAT 12-cartridge

N/A

96 GB