Internal Magnetic Media 339
Internal Magnetic Media
Tape Units
Through optional tape compaction or compression, the tape drives identified in the following
table can double their storage capacities (except the #6380 2.5 GB drive). The following table
shows the current internal tape read/write compatibilities.
List of cartridge part numbers:
• 50 GB 455 M IBM SLR100 Data Cartridge (35L0968)
• 25 GB with IBM MLR3-25 GB Data Cartridge (59H4128)
• 16 GB with IBM MLR1-16 GB Data Cartridge (59H4175)
• 13 GB with IBM DC5010 Data Cartridge (withdrawn from marketing)
• 8 GB (QIC4DC compressed format) with IBM SLR5-4 GB Data Cartridge (59H3660)
• 5 GB 45 M IBM SLR100 Data Cartridge (35L0661)
• 5 GB (QIC2DC compressed format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge (16G8436)
Format Capacity Media 2.5GB
4
2.5 GB
4
4 GB 16 GB 13 GB
4
25 GB 50GB
#6380 #6381
#6481
#4482
#4582
#6382
#6482
#4483
#4583
#6383
#6483
#6385
#6485
#4486
#4586
#6386
#6486
#4587
#4487
SLR100 50 GB SLR100 R/W
MLR3
1
25 GBMLR3-25GB----------R/WR/W
QIC5010
1
16 GB MLR1-16GB -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W R
QIC5010
1
13 GB DC5010 -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W R
QIC4DC
2
8 GB SLR5-4GB -- -- R/W R -- R R
QIC4GB 4 GB SLR5-4GB -- -- R/W R -- R R
QIC2DC
2
5 GB DC9250 -- R/W R/W R -- R
QIC2GB 2.5 GB DC9250 R/W R/W R/W R R/W R
QIC1000 1.2 GB DC9120 R/W R/W R/W -- R/W --
QIC525 525 MB DC6525 R/W R/W R/W -- R/W --
QIC525 320 MB DC6320 R/W R/W R/W -- R/W --
QIC120 120 MB DC6150 R/W R/W R/W -- R/W --
QIC24
3
60 MB DC6150 R R -- -- -- --
1. Indicates that the capacity can typically double when the compression option is selected.
2. QIC-2DC and QIC-4DC are compression formats. Cartridge capacity is data dependent. Capacities shown are
typical.
3. QIC24 format is written by S/36.
4. Available as a migration feature only during an upgrade