
Glossary
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Positive Engagement Buckling Mechanism
A highly robust, solidly
engineered media leader-buckling mechanism for heavy-duty-cycle
automated environments.
POST Power-on Self-Test. When power is applied to the tape drive, it
performs a POST.
Power Cycle The act of turning the tape drive or system off, then on
again.
PRML Partial Response Maximum Likelihood is a method for converting
the weak analog signal from the head of a magnetic disk drive into a
digital signal. Also see Advanced PRML
.
PWA Printed Wiring Assembly.
R
Receiver (cartridge) At media insertion, the cartridge receiver assembly
is responsible for guiding the media into its operating position, opening
the door, unlocking the cartridge brakes, and securing the media for
operation. At media ejection, the cartridge receiver assembly reverses the
process and automatically ejects the cartridge a fixed distance from the
front of the tape drive.
Restore To replace data on the hard drive with data obtained from
another media device.
RoHS Restrictions on Hazardous Substances is an EU directive that
restricts, and in some cases bans, the use of certain compounds in the
manufacture of electronic equipment. RoHS mandates that new electrical
and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead,
mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls
(PBB), or poly-brominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
S
SAS Serial Attached SCSI.
SCSI Small Computer System Interface. An American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for the interface between a computer
and peripheral controllers.
SDLT Super Digital Linear Tape.
Seek The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track.
Server A powerful computer system with a large tape drive capacity
that serves the information access and communication needs of multiple
users.
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