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Thursday July 29, 2010

DLT, SDLT, LTO tape drive
Repair, Exchange and Sales Services

Digital Linear Tape (DLT) is a magnetic tape data storage technology developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1984 onwards. In 1994 the technology was purchased by Quantum Corporation, who currently manufactures drives and licenses the technology and trademark.

Dell PowerVault DLTDLT uses linear serpentine recording with multiple tracks on half-inch (12.7 mm) wide tape. The cartridges contain a single reel and the tape is pulled out of the cartridge by means of a leader tape attached to the take- up reel inside the drive. The drive leader tape is buckled to the cartridge leader during the load process. Tape speed and tension are controlled electronically via the reel motors; there is no capstan. The tape is guided by 4 to 6 rollers that touch only the back side of the tape. Tape material is metal particle tape (MP/AMP.)
SDLT adds an optical servo system that reads servo patterns on the back of the tape, in order to keep the data tracks on the front of the tape correctly aligned with the read/write heads. This is important for newer tape media, which have very thin dense data tracks; 256, 384 and 768 data tracks on a half inch wide tape are now common.
… quoted from Wikipedia

Tape Library Internal DLTPinetree provides whole unit DLT, SDLT and LTO repair services. Pinetree can provide replacement parts or component level repairs to keep your tape drives up and running for the mission-critical task of archiving your data. Need a DLT, SDLT or LTO tape drive replacement for your tape library? No Problem, Pinetree can provide these internal drives today with our advance exchange program. Our five day depot repair turn-around time is one of the fastest in the industry, and we stand behind all of our repairs with a ONE year warranty on all of our work.
Can’t wait FIVE days, Pinetree offers same day, advance exchange, for most products we can ship out a replacement unit by the end of business TODAY! Our expedited repair service can ship your units back to you in TWO business days after receipt.
Pinetree sells new and refurbished units, as well as DLT Leaders, Leader Kits, and media.

Pintree Peripherals can provide Whole Unit Sales, Depot Repair, Advance Exchange, Parts Sales and Annual Maintenance Contract services for these DLT, SDLT and LTO tape drives:

(click on manfacturer name to see DLT tape drive models supported by Pinetree)

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