Fujitsu M2488 Series

Fujitsu offers the M2488 series of low cost, half-inched tape drives with 8inch form factor. The M2488 has the smallest footprint in the industry and features that are fully compatible with the IBM 3090E. Because of its low cost, compactness, and flexible configurability, the M2488 series is ideal for minicomputer and network solutions, and even stand-alone desktop applications

Features

           36track bidirectional recording format                                                     
                                                                                                      

          Includes ANSI compliant microcode, designed to be fully compatible with the ANSI standard  
           for SCSI2                                                                                   
                                                                                                      

          Supported by Fujitsus enhanced data recording capability (EDRC), the data recording method 
           compatible with IBMs improved data recording capability (IDRC)                              
                                                                                                      

          Field upgradable automatic cartridge loader; flushmount automatic loader options           
                                                                                                      

          Four kinds of Interface Personality Modules (IPM) enable easy modification of the SCSI     
           interface.                                                                                  
           - Fast & Wide, Single-ended                                                             
           - Fast & Wide, Differential                                                             
           - Fast, Single-ended                                                                       
           - Fast, Differential                                                                       
                                                                                                      

           2MB buffer                                                                                 
                                                                                                      

           Fast data transfer rate of up to 20MB/second                                               
                                                                                                      

           Compact and spacesaving                                                                    
                                                                                                      

Specifications

Data Transfer Rate                                                                               

Host                             14MB/S max. (asynchronous mode)                                 
                                 20MB/S max. (synchronous mode)                                  
Drive /Controller                3MB/S                                                           
                                                                                                 

Interface                        ANSI standard SCSI-2                                            
                                                                                                 

Data buffer                      2MB                                                             
                                                                                                 

Tape speed                       2 metres/second (78.6 ips)                                      
                                                                                                 

Recording density                74,472 bpi                                                      
                                                                                                 

Recording capacity               1.2GB standard tape with EDRC                                   
                                 2.4GB double length tape with EDRC                              
                                                                                                 

Recording method                 GCR                                                             
                                                                                                 

Number of tracks                 36 (18-track serpentine)                                        
                                                                                                 

IBG length                       2mm (0.079in)                                                   
                                                                                                 

Load/unload time                 13 seconds (typical)                                            
                                                                                                 

Rewind time                      65 seconds typical (standard tape)                              
                                                                                                 

Options                          Automatic cartridge loader                                      
                                 Flush-mount automatic cartridge loader                          
                                                                                                 

Dimensions (H, W, D)             127mm x 217mm 400mm                                             
                                                                                                 

Weight                           14kg                                                            
                                                                                                 

Ambient temperature              10°C to 40°C                                                    
                                                                                                 

Relative humidity                20% to 80% RH (non condensing)                                  
                                                                                                 

Wet bulb                         29°C                                                            
                                                                                                 

Altitude                         1,800 metres                                                    
                                                                                                 

Power requirements               100 to 240VAC Auto switch                                       
                                                                                                 

Vibration                        0.5G (3-60Hz, sine wave) operating                              
                                 1.0G (3-60Hz, sine wave)                                        
                                                                                                 

Noise                            less than 50dB                                                  
                                                                                                 

Mean time to repair              Less than 30 minutes                                            
                                                                                                 

Mean time between failures (MTBF)50,000 hours                                                    
                                                                                                 

Specifications are subject to change without notice.