OSU is in fact moving in that direction, we will be installing 3590-h drives into our STK 9311 using c12 drive frames, we are also installing jaquar drives using c20 drive frames.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, August 1, 2005 12:01 pm Subject: Re: STK 9840 in 3590 compat mode > > > > > >Yes, you can re-configure the drive but you will Void any STK > Warranty or service contract you have on the re-configured equipment. > > > I'm confused. To reconfigure a T9840 to handle 3590 carts would > require > a whole new internal drive mechanism. Since this can apparently > be > obtained only from STK (assuming that they really offer it), then > STK > should warrant it. > > I guess it is concievable that some third party is offering to > modify a > T9840 to handle 3590 carts, but why would you want to do so? Why > not > just buy 3590 drives? > > IBM used to offer a 3590 drive that would work in STK's tape > libraries. > Are you perhaps thinking of that? > > -- > Bruce A. Black > Senior Software Developer for FDR > Innovation Data Processing 973-890-7300 > personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > sales info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > tech support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.innovationdp.fdr.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
