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Hewlett Packard 88780 9-Track
Tape Drive Specifications

HP 88780 9-Track Streaming
Tape Drive Technical Specifications

Formatted Data Capacity:
(2400 ft. tape)
280-700 Mbytes, typical (GCRXC)**
140 Mbytes, typical (GCR)
40 Mbytes, typical (PE)
20 Mbytes, typical (NRZI)

Tape Speed

Transfer Rate To/From Tape: 769 Kbytes/sec. (GCR) max.;
208 Kbytes/sec. (PE) max.
Read/Write: 125 ips
Rewind: 90 sec. to rewind 2400 ft.

Density

Standard: 6250 bpi (GCR); 1600 bpi (PE)
Optional: 6250 cpi (GCRXC)**
(supported only on SCSI);
800 bpi (NRZI)

Power Requirements

Line Voltage: 100-120 VAC; 200-240 VAC
Line Frequency: 50-60 Hz.
Power Consumption: 250 W max.; 20 W stand by;
170 W idle

Physical

Height: 222 mm. (8.75 in.)
Width: Front panel: 483 mm. (19.0 in.);
Casting: 429 mm. (16.9 in.)
Depth: Overall: 681 mm. (26.8 in.);
Behind Panel: 610 mm. (24.0 in.)
Weight: 39 kg. (186 lbs.)
Product Certification: UL 478 (5th edition): CSA C22.2 No.
220-M1986 IEC 380: IEC 435: FCC
47 CFR Part 15 Subpart J (Level A);
FTZ Level B 1046/84 (with Level B
controller)
VDE 0806, VDE 0805 (Component
approved):
SASO: CISPER 22 (Class A);
South African Bureau of Standards,
Standards Act, March 1983,
Notice R452...
Max. Block Rise On Tape: (May be limited by the host operating system); 256 Kbytes, (GCRXC)**; 256 Kbytes, (GCR); 64 Kbytes, (PE) interface specific; 64 Kbytes, (NRZI)
Reliability: MTBF: 22,400 hours*
MTTR: 30 minutes
Read error rates: GCR hard: 1 in 10" at 90% statistical confidence; PE: 1 in 10" at 90% statistical confidence.

Functional Character

Internal Buffer Size: 512 Kbytes
Operating Mode: Streaming
Interfaces: SCSI (single-ended & differential)
Pertec-compatible

Environmental Conditions

Operating Temperature: 15 to 32 C, non-condensing
(range limited by media)
Storage Temperature: -40 to 70 C
Shipment Temperature: -40 to 70 C
Rate Of Change: 20 degrees C/hr.
Relative Humidity: Operating: 20 to 80%, (less than
25 C max. wet bulb temp.);
Storage or shipment: 90% at 40 C
Altitude: Operating: 3000 m. (10,000 ft)
Non-operating: 15,300 m. (50,000 ft)

Vibration

Operating, Random: 5-500 Hz. approx. 0.21g. rms.
Non-operating, Random: 5-500 Hz. approx. 2g. rms.
Non-operating, Swept Sine: 5-500-5 Hz., 0.5 g. rms. (0-peak)

Audible Noise

Read/write Operations:
(A-weighted sound power)
6.6 Bels A
Tape-loading Operation:
(A-weighted sound power)
7.2 Bels A

* Faliure rates are derived from a large data base of test samples. The actual faliure rate will vary from unit to unit. Not responsible for typographical errors.

** GCRXC is a Hewlett Packard data compression protocol implemented almost exclusively in non-PC HP computer systems.