Freecom LTO OEM FH Datasheet

Freecom LTO OEM FH Series 

Technical Specifications 

LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 

LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 

LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280 

Form Factor 

5¼-inch full-height 

5¼-inch full-height 

5¼-inch full-height 

Physical (HxWxD) 

Internal 

3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in 

(8.3 x 14.6 x 20.7 cm) 

3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in 

(8.5 x 14.5 x 20.7cm) 

3.3 x 5.7 x 8.2 in 

(8.3 x 14.6 x 20.7 cm) 

Physical (HxWxD)  

External 

4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in 

(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm) 

4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in 

(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm) 

4.7 x 8.6 x 11.7 in 

(12.0 x 21.8 x 29.7 cm) 

Shipping (HxWxD)  

Internal 

10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in 

(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm) 

10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in 

(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm) 

10.6 x 10.6 x 13 in 

(27.0 x 27.0 x 33 cm) 

Dimensions 

Shipping (HxWxD) 

External 

11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in 

(28 x 31 x 39 cm) 

11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in 

(28 x 31 x 39 cm) 

11 x 12.2 x 15.4 in 

(28 x 31 x 39 cm) 

LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 

LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 

LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280 

Out of box, Internal 

4.94 lb (2.24 kg) 

4.94 lb (2.24 kg) 

4.94 lb (2.24 kg) 

Out of box, External 

12.28 lb (5.57 kg) 

12.28 lb (5.57 kg) 

12.28 lb (5.57 kg) 

Shipping, Internal 

7.9 lb (3.6 kg) 

7.9 lb (3.6 kg) 

7.9 lb (3.6 kg) 

Weight 

Shipping, External 

16.1 lb (7.3 kg) 

16.1 lb (7.3 kg) 

16.1 lb (7.3 kg) 

LTO-3 FH Ultrium 960 

LTO-4 FH Ultrium 1840 

LTO-5 FH Ultrium 3280 

Native 

400 GB 

800 GB 

1.5 TB 

Compressed 

(assumes 2:1 data 

compression) 

800 GB 

1.6 TB 

3 TB 

Capacity 

Buffer Size 

128 MB 

128 MB 

256 MB 

Native Data transfer rate 

80 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

30 MB/s with LTO 2 media 

20 MB/s with LTO 1 media 

120 MB/s with LTO 4 media 

80 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

35.6 MB/s with LTO 2 media 

140 MB/s with LTO 5 media 

120 MB/s with LTO 4 media 

80 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

Data transfer rate, 

compressed 

(assumes 2:1 data 

compression) 

160 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

60 MB/s with LTO 2 media 

40 MB/s with LTO 1 media 

240 MB/s with LTO 4 media 

160 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

71.2 MB/s with LTO 2 media 

280 MB/s with LTO 5 media 

240 MB/s with LTO 4 media 

160 MB/s with LTO 3 media 

Burst transfer rate 

Ultra320 SCSI: 160 MB/s 

Ultra320 SCSI: 190 MB/s 

3Gb/sec SAS: 240 MB/s 

600 MB/s with 6Gb/s SAS 

Data rate matching range 

27-80 MB/s 

40-120 MB/s 

47-140 Mb/s 

Performance 

(1Kb = 1,000 

bytes) 

Data access time (from 

BOT) 

46 seconds typical for LTO 1 and LTO 

2 media 

46 seconds typical for LTO 2 media 

52 seconds typical for LTO 3 media 

42 seconds typical for LTO 3 media 

50 seconds typical for LTO 4 media