Description
At eleven (11) pounds, it offers significant weight savings. Supports both 230MB and 128MB magneto-optical disks. Improved reliability - LRU: 10,000 hours Optical drive: 40,000 hours versus 2,000 hours for tape units. Reduced maintenance cost-No scheduled maintenance required. On-condition maintenance is indicated by a built-in test and can be performed on aircraft. Improved data integrity-The laser servo tracking system precludes the corruption of recorded data on adjacent tracks resulting from shock and vibration. Reduced media cost-One-third of the cost per recorded hour compared to DC600A tapes, plus the OQAR diskette is standard PC technology, available from any commercial computer supplies outlet. Improved media durability. Simplified ground processing-Direct, random access PC readability eliminates need for the classic and time-consuming data-transcription process. Tolerance of environmental extremes-Temperature monitoring and disk-drive. Power-control system ensures that the disk drive only operates when the drive temperature is between 10º C and 40º C.
