Diablo/Pertec, RK-05 Cartridge Disk Drive Emulation - AEM-5C
The Arraid AEM-5C system provides a new and warranted equipment replacement for early cartridge disk drives that adhere to the industry standard Diablo / Pertec
interface, including the DEC RK05 and RK11 cartridge drives.
The AEM-5C is plug-compatible with the original or refurbished Diablo, Pertec, RK05, and RK11drives, while using current and reliable SCSI drive technology to store data. No host system controller or software changes are required to install the AEM-5C. The AEM-5C provides a complete bridge between Diablo, Pertec, DEC RK05, and DEC RK11 controllers allowing them to utilize modern SCSI drives installed in the AEM-5C. While refurbished Diablo, Pertec, DEC RK05, and RK11 replacements are available, refurbished drives commonly fail within a few months resulting in system down time. The AEM-5C is provided as new equipment, with a warranty, and MTBF of 200,000+ hours. Additional AEM-5C options include disk to disk backup, disk to tape backup, and mirroring. No refurbished Diablo, Pertec, RK05, or RK11 replacement can match the reliability, features and customer support provided by choosing the AEM-5C to replace your aging cartridge disk drives. Contact Arraid today to learn more about new drive replacements for aging computer systems.
The AEM-5C is available in several configurations. A 19" rack mount chassis with removable SCSI MO drives is shown above.
Features and Benefits
- Sold as new equipment, replacing refurbished Diablo, Pertec, RK05, and RK11 drives with new SCSI drives.
- Additional features such as backup and mirroring can be added.
- Easy to install. No hardware or software changes required, other than the drive itself.
- Can replace or be added to existing drives.
- Operating system, application and diagnostic software are supported as is.
- An LED or Alpha-Numeric Operator Panel provides the same controls as the original drive.
- Minimal Operator training required.
- High reliability with near zero maintenance required.
- Greater computer system availability with lower cost of ownership.
- Greatly reduced power consumption compared to the original drive.
- AEM-5C data is stored to 3.5" magneto optical cartridges.
- With disk head alignment no longer an issue, media may be moved from drive to drive without concern for readability.
- MO media is archive quality, impervious to EMI, yielding both reliable media distribution and a 25+ year shelf life.
- The AEM-5C is configured using internal software.
The same unit can emulate a Diablo, Pertec, RK05, and RK-11.
- System disk capacity may be increased if required.
- Using the same AEM model for several drives limits the spares requirement.
For More Information
Get the AEM-5C Data Sheet.
Learn how the AEM-5C replaces Diablo, Pertec, RK05, and RK11 drives with SCSI technology using Disk Drive Emulation.
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A Brief List of Some of the Pertec / Diablo interface Drives and Systems the AEM-5C drive replacement can be applied on.
CA 52263
CDC - hawk, Cyber 5700
DEC - RK05, RK07 ,
RK11, RL01, RL02
Diablo - 30, 40, 3000, 4000
GenRad - 179X
Ferranti
Foxboro - Fox-1A, Fox-3
Honeywell - 316
Mitra
Nova - 4047
Perkin and Elmer
Pertec - D3000
Sperry / Varian - 620
Wangco
Western Dynex
Vermont Research - 8256