INTRODUCTION M2488 USER’S GUIDE
1-6 CG00000-011403 REV. A April 1997
1-8 RELIABILITY
The reliability specifications of the M2488 tape drive and its optional equipment are described in
Table 1-3.
1-9 DESCRIPTION
The M2488 tape drive and its optional equipment are described in Table 1-4. The description includes
dimensions and weight.
Table 1-3. Reliability
SPECIFICATION PERFORMANCE
MTBF 50,000 hours, duty 20%
MTTR 30 minutes or less
Device Life 6 years
Mechanical Life
loader/threader
ACL
FACL
200,000 times
100,000 times
200,000 times
Error Rate
read
one error block in 10
12
bytes
write
one error block in 10
10
bytes
Table 1-4. Equipment Description
CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIPTION
Dimensions: M2488C M2488CA * M2488CF
Height mm (inches) 127 (5) 127 (5) 254 (10)
Width mm (inches) 217 (8.5) 217 (8.5) 217 (8.5)
Depth mm (inches) 400 (15.8) 626 (24.6) 705 (27.8)
Weight kg (lbs.) 12 (26.5) 17.1 (37.6) 23 (50.6)
Optional Equipment:
Automatic Cartridge Loader (ACL)
Dimensions:
Height 127mm, 5 inches
Width 217 mm, 8.5 inches
Depth 226 mm, 8.9 inches
Weight 5.1 kg, 11.2 lbs.
ACL 10-cartridge Magazine
Dimensions:
Height 388 mm, 15.3 inches
Width 128 mm, 5 inches
Depth 139 mm, 5.5 inches
Weight 1.5 kg, 3.3 lbs without cartridges; 4 kg, 8.8 lbs with cartridges