Re: 170 - Tape Drive Trivia

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't believe you can remove the OPT01 and replace it with another
tape.

I "think" you will need another controller to have more than one tape
drive.

I believe that the 170 expects opt01 as the optional ipl device.

You "could" add a 2718(magnetic media controller) and if you have a
7101, you could put a tape in the expansion cage.

Your problem is the MFIOP doesn't do two 1/4" tapes and the opt01.


"Haase, Justin C." wrote:
>
> I have a 6386 QIC and a 6382 QIC.
>
> I would like to remove the CD drive and put both these tape drives in the
> system.
>
> I tried it, and it wouldn't recognize the 6382.  Pulled out the 6386 and put
> the 6382 in its place and it worked just fine.
>
> Is this possible on this system, or do I need to rip the box apart and
> switch out drives anytime I want to access old tapes?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Justin C. Haase
> Midrange Systems Engineer - Kingland Systems Corporation
> 1401 - 6th Avenue South - Clear Lake, IA 50428 USA
> IBM Certified AS/400 Systems Administrator
> e-mail - justin.haase@kingland.com
> www.kingland.com
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