Ideal for IT environments with data-intensive networks, the Exabyte 430A AIT-2 tape library provides the next step in AIT automation. The Exabyte 430A accommodates up to four AIT-2... more
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Total Storage Capacity: 1.5 TB (native) / 3.9 TB (compressed)
Removable Media Capacity: 30
Average Media Exchange Time: 10 sec
Max Supported Drives: 4
Supported Tape Drives: AIT
Key Features: Barcode reader
Built-in Devices: Status LCD, keypad
Enclosure Colour: Black
Width: 43.8 cm
Depth: 61.2 cm
Height: 22 cm
Weight: 32.2 kg
Storage removable
Type: 2 x AIT
Capacity: 50 GB (native) / 130 GB (compressed)
Supported Tape Cartridges (Read and Write): AIT-2
Recording Standard: AIT-2
Data Transfer Rate (native): 6 MBps ( 21.1 GBph )
Data Transfer Rate (compressed): 15.6 MBps ( 54.8 GBph )
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free): 4 ( 2 ) x Expansion Slot
Interfaces:
1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
3 x storage - Ultra2 Wide SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Connections: 3 x storage - Ultra2 Wide SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)
Miscellaneous
Media Included Qty: 1
Cables Included:
1 x SCSI cable
1 x SCSI terminator
Rack Mounting Kit: Optional
Package Type: Retail
Manufacturer's product description
Ideal for IT environments with data-intensive networks, the Exabyte 430A AIT-2 tape library provides the next step in AIT automation. The Exabyte 430A accommodates up to four AIT-2 tape drives and 30 data cartridges and offers the ability to conduct unattended operations for over 15 hours. The 430A library occupies just five rack units and two cubic feet, using very little space and maximizing the use of valuable data center space. Designed to provide a scalable solution and protect the user's investment, the library allows users to add drives and cartridges as their data storage needs grow. Drives are field-replaceable, allowing for ease of service and the ability to upgrade to future-generation drives, further protecting the user's investment. The intuitive operator interface guides users through library and drive status, diagnostics and help functions. The 430A brings high-performance, high-capacity AIT automation with the size, affordability and ease of use features of entry-level products.
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Advantages: The fastest available,16 MB buffer, 4.6 ms seek time, 10000 rpm. Disadvantages: Very expensive, Little capacity
...drives. These new Raptors unfortunately run at the older 1.5 Gb/s SATA I speeds but there is no application that would be able to saturate this bandwidth anyway. These features add up to an out of this world 241 MBps Burst speed in HD Tach 3.1 (when setup in a RAID O configuration) and about 78 MBps write speed sustained for one drive. In fact, if you compare these drives to the ultra expensive and elite SCSI 15,000 RPM drives, you find that you will get about 90 to 120% of the performance for only about 30 to 50% of the price (and without any of the SCSI setup headaches).
Modders and hardware monkeys will love the new 150 GB Raptor X models because the top of the drive is transparent polycarbonate. The drive also looks damn nice with a tough industrial styling and heat fins on the side to help with thermal output. Also, do not forget...
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Advantages: Good for vista, fast for every day needs Disadvantages: Not as overclockable as core 2 duos
...that with this CPU and 1.5gb, you would deffinatly benefit from upgrading to vista from xp (just like i did). Even though 2 gb is recomended, i found this setup more than enough.
One thing worth mentioning, this is one of the better overclockers out of thedual core range offered by amd, iv hit 2.7 ghz which performs like a 5200+!!!
This cpu would sit comfortably in any system at 2.4ghz with slight increase in voltage though.
The perfect ingredients for a budget vista setup would include this cpu as vista makes use of dual core for the operating system itself, 1.5gb of ram, although 2gb is fairly cheap now so you might as well go for that, and any graphics card that goes for £50 pounds.
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