FUJI and Maxell are licensed by Quantum to produce LTO tapes.

Jeff Bach
Home Office Open Systems Engineering
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

WAL-MART CONFIDENTIAL


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Sam Schrage [SMTP:sam.schrage AT TRW DOT COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:45 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: LTO Tapes

        I have been using FUJI tapes as well as IBM tapes and haven't seen
any
        difference.  When I looked at the FUJI box and IBM box they look the
same except
        for the sticker on them.    I think BASF is manufacturing LTOs too.
I was
        skeptical at first but I haven't had any problems yet.  I have been
using them
        since April.

        Sam Schrage
        TRW Systems
        sam.schrage AT trw DOT com
        1-615-360-4716






        Jeremy Greven <jgreven AT CHUBB DOT COM> on 10/17/2001 10:42:39 AM

        Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT 
EDU>



         To:      ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

         cc:      (bcc: Sam Schrage/Nashville)



         Subject: LTO Tapes








        Hi,

        I am having great difficulty buying the IBM LTO tapes for my 3583
Library.
        I've been searching high and low for IBM PN 08L9120 but all of my
suppliers
        are telling me that I will have a 6-8 week wait time.

        Assuming that the LTO tapes were standard I ordered 25 Seagate tapes
(PN
        STUM200).  As soon as any of these tapes was put into the drive the
drive
        bombed out giving me a ! error on the display.

        When IBM came in to investigate the problem they took one of my
tapes away
        and told me that they would need to do some programming changes to
support
        the tapes.

        Are all LTO tapes not created equal?  :)  I would really appreciate
hearing
        which tapes you have had success with in a 3583 Library.  Am I doing
        something wrong with the Seagate tapes?

        Any help or guidance is appreciated.



        Jeremy J. Greven
        Senior Network Analyst
        Chubb Insurance Company of Canada


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