Bering 800 Series 4.5 GB Fixed Disk User’s Guide Bering Technology, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA © Copyright 1999, Bering Technology, Inc. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Bering Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory.
The Bering Box 4.5 GB Fixed Disk The Option 04 fixed disk in this model is the Seagate Medalist Pro 4520 SCSI, model ST34520N. This drive is a 3.5 inch form factor drive. Depending on the model of the Bering Box you have, the drive may be paired with another 4.5 GB fixed disk, a DDS2 tape drive, or a DDS-3 tape drive. The operating instructions and specifications for the tape drives will be in a separate booklet included with your Bering●Box.
Bering 800 Series 9.1 GB Fixed Disk User’s Guide Bering Technology, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA © Copyright 1999, Bering Technology, Inc. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Bering Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory.
Bering 9.1 GB Fixed Disk The Option 09 fixed disk in this model is the Seagate Cheetah 18LP, model ST39103LW. This drive is a 3.5 inch form factor drive. Depending on the model of the Bering Box you have, the drive may be paired with another 9.1 GB fixed disk. Operation Refer to your computer system’s operation manual for specific instructions on using third drive with your system. This document provides only specifications for the drive.
Bering 800 Series 18.2 GB Fixed Disk User’s Guide Bering Technology, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA © Copyright 1999, Bering Technology, Inc. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Bering Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory.
Bering 18.2 GB Fixed Disk The Option 18 fixed disk in this model is the Seagate Cheetah 18LP, model ST318203LW. This drive is a 3.5 inch form factor drive. Depending on the model of the Bering Box you have, the drive may be paired with another 18.2 GB fixed disk. Operation Refer to your computer system’s operation manual for specific instructions on using this drive with your system. This document provides only specifications for the drive.
Bering 800 Series DDS-2 Tape Drive User’s Guide Bering Technology, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA © Copyright 1999, Bering Technology, Inc. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Bering Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory.
Bering●Box DDS Tape Drive The tape drive is DDS tape drive with a SCSI-2 (Ultra-SCSI) interface. Option 42 is a DDS-2 drive. The DDS drive conforms to the DDS format standard for storing computer data and offers hardware data compression using the DCLZ compression algorithm to increases both capacity and transfer rate. The DDS-2 format allows 4 GB of data to be stored without compression on a single DDS-2 (120m) tape. The drive offers a transfer rate of 512 KB/s (30 MB/min) without data compression.
Media Caution Signal If an excessive number of read-after-write or error correction (ECC) errors are detected during normal operation, the Clean/Attention light flashes amber. This signal can indicate that the cartridge is nearing the end of its useful life. Try using a new cartridge. • If the Media Caution signal is not repeated, copy the data from the old cartridge onto a new one and discard the old cartridge.
The drive will complete the loading process, threading the tape and performing a load sequence. The tape will be examined and the read/write circuits will be tested. This procedure should take approximately 20 seconds. When the load sequence is complete the green Tape LED will light to tell you the drive is ready. Unloading a Cartridge Note: It is important to remove the cartridge before you turn off the unit. You can not unload a cartridge when the tape drive is turned off. 1. Press the Unload button.
1. To disable write-protection, slide the switch toward the closest edge of the cartridge. When the hole in the cartridge is closed, data can be written to the cartridge and existing data can be changed or erased by the Echo. Head Cleaning To supplement the highly effective head sweeper in the drive, Bering recommends regular cleaning of the tape heads. The following table gives guidelines for how often you should do this.
Specifications PERFORMANCE Storage capacity 4.0 to 8.0 GB (4GB native, 120m tape) with data compression enabled Max. sustained transfer rate SCSI burst transfer rate 510 KB/sec (native uncompressed 5 MB/sec (asynchronous) 10 MB/sec (synchronous) 1 in 1015 bits read 300,000 POH, 12% duty Error rate MTBF ENVIRONMENTAL (operational) Temperature 5 to 40 °C 41 to 104 °F 10 °C/hour 20 - 80% 0.
Bering 800 Series DDS-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Bering Technology, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA © Copyright 1999, Bering Technology, Inc. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Bering Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory. Printed in the U.S.A.
Bering●Box DDS Tape Drive The tape drive is DDS tape drive with a SCSI-2 (Ultra-SCSI) interface. Option 43 contains a DDS-3 drive. The DDS drive conforms to the DDS format standard for storing computer data and offers hardware data compression using the DCLZ compression algorithm to increases both capacity and transfer rate. The DDS-3 format allows 12 GB of data to be stored without compression on a single DDS-3 (125m) tape. The drive offers a transfer rate of 1 MB/s (60 MB/min) without data compression.
Media Caution Signal If an excessive number of read-after-write or error correction (ECC) errors are detected during normal operation, the Clean/Attention light flashes amber. This signal can indicate that the cartridge is nearing the end of its useful life. Try using a new cartridge. • If the Media Caution signal is not repeated, copy the data from the old cartridge onto a new one and discard the old cartridge.
The drive will complete the loading process, threading the tape and performing a load sequence. The tape will be examined and the read/write circuits will be tested. This procedure should take approximately 20 seconds. When the load sequence is complete the green Tape LED will light to tell you the drive is ready. Unloading a Cartridge Note: It is important to remove the cartridge before you turn off the unit. You can not unload a cartridge when the tape drive is turned off. 1. Press the Unload button.
1. To disable write-protection, slide the switch toward the closest edge of the cartridge. When the hole in the cartridge is closed, data can be written to the cartridge and existing data can be changed or erased by the Echo. Head Cleaning To supplement the highly effective head sweeper in the drive, Bering recommends regular cleaning of the tape heads. The following table gives guidelines for how often you should do this.
Specifications PERFORMANCE Storage capacity 12.0 to 24.0 GB (12GB native, 125m tape) with data compression enabled Max. sustained transfer rate SCSI burst transfer rate 1.0 MB/sec (native uncompressed 3 MB/sec (asynchronous) 10 MB/sec (synchronous) 1 in 1015 bits read 300,000 POH, 12% duty Error rate MTBF ENVIRONMENTAL (operational) Temperature 5 to 40 °C 41 to 104 °F 10 °C/hour 20 - 80% 0.
