SONY CORPORATION
SDX-300 (DIFFERENTIAL),
SDX-300C (DIFFERENTIAL)
Device Type | Tape Drive |
Interface | SCSI-2 Fast/Wide/Differential |
Format | Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) |
Sustained Transfer Rate | 3MBPS (SDX-300) 6MBPS (SDX-300C) |
Size | 3.5 in. half height |
View | Top |

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
| » | Termination enabled | JP1/Pins 9 & 10 | Closed |
Termination disabled | JP1/Pins 9 & 10 | Open | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/1 | Off |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/2 | Off |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/3 | Off |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/4 | Off |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/5 | Off |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/6 | Off |
| » | Data compression enabled | SW1/7 | On |
Data compression disabled | SW1/7 | Off | |
| » | Parity enabled | SW1/8 | On |
Parity disabled | SW1/8 | Off | |
Note: Exact orientation of SW1 is unidentified. | |||
DRIVE SELECT ID | ||||
Drive ID | JP1/Pins 1 & 2 | JP1/Pins 3 & 4 | JP1/Pins 5 & 6 | JP1/Pins 7 & 8 |
0 | Open | Open | Open | Open |
1 | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
2 | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Closed |
4 | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
5 | Open | Closed | Open | Closed |
6 | Open | Closed | Closed | Open |
7 | Open | Closed | Closed | Closed |
8 | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
9 | Closed | Open | Open | Closed |
10 | Closed | Open | Closed | Open |
11 | Closed | Open | Closed | Closed |
12 | Closed | Closed | Open | Open |
13 | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
14 | Closed | Closed | Closed | Open |
15 | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
TERMINATION POWER SELECTION | ||
Setting | JP1/Pins 11 & 12 | |
| » | TERMPWR supplied by drive | Closed |
TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive | Open | |
MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA | |||
Drive | Tape | Capacity Without Compression | Capacity With Compression |
SDX-300 | SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter | 25.0 GB | 50.0 GB |
SDX-300C | SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter | 25.0 GB | 50.0 GB |
Note: *Refers to the Sony Advanced Metal Evaporated (A-ME) media. | |||
MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES |
Exact location of terminating resistors is unidentified. |