Freecom LTO OEM FH Series
Technical Specifications
LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280
Dimensions
LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280
Weight
LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280
Capacity
Performance
(1Kb = 1,000
bytes)
Form Factor 5¼-inch full -height 5¼-inch full -height 5¼-inch full -height
Physical (HxWxD)
Internal
Physical (HxWxD)
External
Shipping (HxWxD)
Internal
Shipping (HxWxD)
External
Out of box, Internal 4.94 lb (2.24 kg) 4.94 lb (2.24 kg) 4.94 lb (2.24 kg)
Out of box, External 12.28 lb (5.57 kg) 12.28 lb (5.57 kg) 12.28 lb (5.57 kg)
Shipping, Internal 7.9 lb (3.6 kg) 7.9 lb (3.6 kg) 7.9 lb (3.6 kg)
Shipping, External 16.1 lb (7.3 kg) 16.1 lb (7.3 kg) 16.1 lb (7.3 kg)
Native 400 GB 800 GB 1.5 TB
Compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
Buffer Size 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB
Native Data transfer rate 80 MB/s with LTO 3 media
Data transfer rate,
compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
Burst transfer rate Ultra320 SCSI: 160 MB/s Ultra320 SCSI: 190 MB/s
Data rate matching range 27-80 MB/s 40-120 MB/s 47-140 Mb/s
Data access time (from
BOT)
3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in
(8.3 x 14.6 x 20.7 cm)
4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in
(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm)
10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in
(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm)
11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in
(28 x 31 x 39 cm)
800 GB 1.6 TB 3 TB
30 MB/s with LTO 2 media
20 MB/s with LTO 1 media
160 MB/s with LTO 3 media
60 MB/s with LTO 2 media
40 MB/s with LTO 1 media
46 seconds typical for LTO 1 and LTO
2 media
3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in
(8.5 x 14.5 x 20.7cm)
4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in
(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm)
10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in
(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm)
11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in
(28 x 31 x 39 cm)
120 MB/s with LTO 4 media
80 MB/s with LTO 3 media
35.6 MB/s with LTO 2 media
240 MB/s with LTO 4 media
160 MB/s with LTO 3 media
71.2 MB/s with LTO 2 media
3Gb/sec SAS: 240 MB/s
46 seconds typical for LTO 2 media
52 seconds typical for LTO 3 media
3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in
(8.3 x 14.6 x 20.7 cm)
4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in
(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm)
10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in
(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm)
11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in
(28 x 31 x 39 cm)
140 MB/s with LTO 5 media
120 MB/s with LTO 4 media
80 MB/s with LTO 3 media
280 MB/s with LTO 5 media
240 MB/s with LTO 4 media
160 MB/s with LTO 3 media
600 MB/s with 6Gb/s SAS
42 seconds typical for LTO 3 media
50 seconds typical for LTO 4 media
Reliability
Rewriteable
Media
Compatibility
WORM Media
Compatibility
53 seconds typical for LTO 3 media 62 seconds typical for LTO 4 media 52 seconds typical for LTO 5 media
Rewind time from EOT < 88 seconds for LTO 2 media
< 98 seconds for LTO 3 media
Rewind tape speed 7 m/s for (LTO 3 and LTO 2 media) 7 m/s for (LTO 4 and LTO 3 media) 9 m/s for (LTO 5 and LTO 4 media)
Average load time <19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM)
Average unload time <19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM)
Encryption n/a AES 256 bit AES 256 bit Security
WORM media support LTO 3 media LTO 4 media LTO-5 media
MTBF 250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
Uncorrected Error Rate 1 in 1x10 17 bits 1 in 1x10 17 bits 1 in 1x10 17 bits
Read LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2
LTO Ultrium 1
Write LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2
Read LTO Ultrium 3 WORM LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
Write LTO Ultrium 3 WORM LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
< 92 seconds for LTO 2 media
< 102 seconds for LTO 3 media
< 124 seconds for LTO 4 media
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized) Uninitialized
WORM media can take up to 70 seconds
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take up to 70
seconds
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3 [unencrypted]
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
< 78 seconds for LTO 3 media
< 93 seconds for LTO 4 media
< 96 seconds for LTO 5 media
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take up to
70 seconds
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take up to
70 seconds
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280
Tape Format
Recording method 16-channel linear serpentine 16-channel linear serpentine 16-channel linear serpentine
Recording format LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2
Data compression LTO DC dual mode compression (an
enhanced version of ALDC)
Error detection/correction Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon
Read Channel Technology Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)
Data Tracks 704 896 1280
Data Encoding Method RLL 0,13/11 RLL 0,13/11 RLL 32/33
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3 [unencrypted]
LTO DC dual mode compression (an
enhanced version of ALDC)
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO DC dual mode compression (an
enhanced version of ALDC)
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)