Sun Microsystems TIMBERWOLF 9740 - Manual (Page 67)

95693 Revision P 4-5
9741/9741E Drive Cabinet
T9840 and T9940 Tape Drives
The T9840 Tape Drives are small, modular, high-performance tape drives. These drives
are designed for fast-access tape storage of data. Three models are currently available,
T9840A and T9840B, which are 20-GB drives and T9840C, which is a 40-GB drive.
The T9840 Tape Drives use cartridge tapes that have the same physical size as 3490 or
T9940 cartridge tapes; however, they are not interchangeable. These cartridge tapes have
the supply and take-up reels inside the cartridge which permits midpoint loading and fast
access. The media identification labels for T9840 cartridge tapes have unique letters:
• R identifies T9840 standard and VolSafe data cartridge tapes.
Note: T9840A/B and T9840C VolSafe cartridges are not interchangeable. T9840C
tape drives can read the 20-GB VolSafe tape cartridges used in T9840A and
T9840B drives, but cannot write to them. The 40-GB VolSafe tape
cartridges used in T9840C drives cause a load error when mounted in a
T9840A or T9840B drive.
• U identifies T9840 cleaning cartridges.
The T9940 Tape Drive is a small, modular, high-performance tape drive for high-
capacity storage applications. Two models are currently available, T9940A and T9940B.
T9940 is a 60-GB drive and T9940B is a 200-GB drive. The T9940 media identification
labels for the cartridge tapes have unique letters:
• P identifies data cartridges.
• W identifies cleaning cartridges.