SONY CORPORATION
SDX-300 (DIFFERENTIAL),
SDX-300C (DIFFERENTIAL)
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Device Type |
Tape Drive |
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Interface |
SCSI-2 Fast/Wide/Differential |
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Format |
Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) |
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Sustained Transfer Rate |
3MBPS (SDX-300) 6MBPS (SDX-300C) |
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Size |
3.5 in. half height |
|
View |
Top |
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USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
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Setting |
Label |
Position | |
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Termination enabled |
JP1/Pins 9 & 10 |
Closed | |
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Termination disabled |
JP1/Pins 9 & 10 |
Open | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/1 |
Off | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/2 |
Off | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/3 |
Off | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/4 |
Off | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/5 |
Off | |
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Factory configured - do not alter. |
SW1/6 |
Off | |
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Data compression enabled |
SW1/7 |
On | |
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Data compression disabled |
SW1/7 |
Off | |
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Parity enabled |
SW1/8 |
On | |
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Parity disabled |
SW1/8 |
Off | |
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Note: Exact orientation of SW1 is unidentified. | |||
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DRIVE SELECT ID | ||||
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Drive ID |
JP1/Pins 1 & 2 |
JP1/Pins 3 & 4 |
JP1/Pins 5 & 6 |
JP1/Pins 7 & 8 |
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0 |
Open |
Open |
Open |
Open |
|
1 |
Open |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
|
2 |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
|
3 |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
|
4 |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
|
5 |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
Closed |
|
6 |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
|
7 |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
Closed |
|
8 |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
Open |
|
9 |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
|
10 |
Closed |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
|
11 |
Closed |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
|
12 |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
|
13 |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
Closed |
|
14 |
Closed |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
|
15 |
Closed |
Closed |
Closed |
Closed |
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TERMINATION POWER SELECTION | ||
|
Setting |
JP1/Pins 11 & 12 | |
|
TERMPWR supplied by drive |
Closed | |
|
TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive |
Open | |
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MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA | |||
|
Drive |
Tape |
Capacity Without Compression |
Capacity With Compression |
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SDX-300 |
SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter |
25.0 GB |
50.0 GB |
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SDX-300C |
SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter |
25.0 GB |
50.0 GB |
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Note: *Refers to the Sony Advanced Metal Evaporated (A-ME) media. | |||
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MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES |
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Exact location of terminating resistors is unidentified. |