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TECMAR

WANGDAT 3800, WANGDAT 3900

Device Type

Internal Tape Drive

Interface

SCSI

Format

DDS-2 (WANGDAT 3800)

DDS-3 (WANGDAT 3900)

Sustained Transfer Rate

Unidentified

Size

3.5 in. half height

5.25 in. half height (with bezel)

View

Top

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

»

Compression enabled

JP1/Pins 7 & 8

Closed

 

Compression disabled

JP1/Pins 7 & 8

Open

»

Parity check enabled

JP1/Pins 9 & 10

Closed

 

Parity check disabled

JP1/Pins 9 & 10

Open

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JP1/Pins 11 & 12

Unidentified

»

Termination enabled

JP1/Pins 13 & 14

Closed

 

Termination disabled

JP1/Pins 13 & 14

Open

DRIVE SELECT ID

Drive ID

JP1/Pins 1 & 2

JP1/Pins 3 & 4

JP1/Pins 5 & 6

 

0

Open

Open

Open

»

1

Open

Open

Closed

 

2

Open

Closed

Open

 

3

Open

Closed

Closed

 

4

Closed

Open

Open

 

5

Closed

Open

Closed

 

6

Closed

Closed

Open

 

7

Closed

Closed

Closed

TERMINATION POWER SELECTION

Setting

JP1/Pins 15 & 16

»

TERMPWR supplied by drive

Closed

 

TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive

Open

MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA

Drive

Tape

Capacity Without Compression

Capacity With Compression

3800

60 meter DDS

1.3 GB

2.6 GB

3800

90 meter DDS

2.0 GB

4.0 GB

3800

120 meter DDS

4.0 GB

8.0 GB

3900

60 meter DDS

1.3 GB

2.6 GB

3900

90 meter DDS

2.0 GB

4.0 GB

3900

120 meter DDS

4.0 GB

8.0 GB

3900

125 meter DDS

12.0 GB

24.0 GB

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)

LED

Color

Status

Condition

LED1

Unidentified

On

Drive activity on SCSI bus

LED1

Unidentified

Off

No drive activity on SCSI bus

LED1

Unidentified

Blinking

Drive moving tape

LED2

Unidentified

On

Tape cartridge in drive

LED2

Unidentified

Off

No tape cartridge in drive

LED2

Unidentified

Blinking

Tape cartridge loading or unloading

LED3

Unidentified

On

Cleaning required

LED3

Unidentified

Off

Drive O.K. - no cleaning required