HP 20-Feb manual Drive Compatibility Specifications, Media Compatibility

Drive Compatibility Specifications

Drive Compatibility

Table 34 on page 187 shows read and write compatibility between Quantum

DLT and LTO, Linear Tape-Open, Ultrium formats.

Table 34	Drive Read/Write Compatibility
	Drive Type	Read-compatible	Write-compatible
	DLT 8000	DLT 4000	DLT 4000
		DLT 7000	DLT 7000
		DLT 8000	DLT 8000
	LTO Ultrium	LTO Ultrium	LTO Ultrium

Media Compatibility

Caution It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is used in the tape drives.

Table 35 on page 187 shows drive technologies and compatible data cartridges.

Table 35	Unformatted Cartridge Compatibility
	Drive type	Data cartridge type	HP part number
	Quantum DLT	DLT Type IV	C5141F (40/70/80
			GB)
	HP Ultrium	HP Ultrium 200 GB	C7970A (100 GB)
			C7971A (200 GB)

Appendix A

Appendix Drive Compatibility Specifications 187