[geeks] Just checking ...

[Barry Keeney]

On Thu, 24 Dec 2009, Phil Stracchino wrote:

> Just as a sanity check:  An LTO2 drive SHOULD read and write LTO1 media
> as well as LTO2 media, right?  Or as a more general statement, an LTOn
> drive should read and write LTOx media for x=1..n?

   A LTO2 drive should be able to R/W LTO1 media. But I seem to remember
when I got my LTO3 drives that they can R/W LTO2, but only read LTO1
media.

   You'll need to double check the drive's specs to be sure.

Barry Keeney
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