| Hewlett-Packard DAT tape drives are based on the | | | | made it the top most choice for the data |
| reliable DDS technology. Digital data storage is the | | | | administrators. DDS/DAT drives are best suited for |
| most successful tape format with shipments of more | | | | low to mid-range servers, small and medium |
| than 18 million drives since 1989, the year it was | | | | businesses, remote offices and workstations. In large |
| introduced into the market. HP is the market leader | | | | enterprises, It provides excellent results for software |
| and leading innovator in the DDS/DAT tape | | | | loading and operating system backup on mission |
| technology. DDS/DAT tape format has flourished due | | | | critical servers. |
| to its cost effective and reliable backup solutions for | | | | The capacity range of HP DDS/DAT drives is 40GB |
| small & medium businesses. Part number Q1580A | | | | to 320 GB, with choice of different interfaces. These |
| represents DAT-160 internal USB drive. This robust & | | | | interface choices include SAS and SCSI interfaces. HP |
| high performance tape drive is designed & | | | | DAT-160, Q1580A offers its customers the luxury of |
| manufactured by Hewlett-Packard. This HP DAT160 is | | | | restoring their systems just by touching the single |
| more cost efficient and durable than any other tape | | | | button on the drive. This button is called OBDR (one |
| drive technology. | | | | button disaster recovery). This OBDR button |
| DAT-160 is based on the DDS-6 technology. HP | | | | features in all of the HP DDS/DAT tape drives. |
| DAT160 cartridge's manufacturer part number is | | | | Therefore the data administrators can restore entire |
| C8011A. HP DAT160 format delivers enhanced | | | | ProLiant system without the need of software CDs |
| capacity of 80GB (uncompressed). HP Q1580A | | | | or system disks. HP DAT160 drive comes with L&TT |
| internal USB drive features 16MB buffer and USB 2.0 | | | | (library and tape tool) management utilities. High |
| interface. It provides its customers more flexibility | | | | capacity HP Q1580A drives offer broadest |
| and convenience as it supports the advantageous | | | | compatibility and connectivity with Hewlett-Packard |
| WORM technology. In compressed form, the transfer | | | | and third party operating systems and servers. |
| speed of HP tape drive reaches 49.3 GB/hour. | | | | Hewlett-Packard DDS-6 tape drive provides |
| The cleaning cartridge developed by HP for its | | | | investment protection with its backward compatibility |
| DAT160 drive is the DDS C5709A cleaning cartridge. | | | | feature. Useful life of HP DAT160 drive is far superior |
| Low ownership cost of HP DAT160 technology has | | | | to other drive technologies. |