How do I read a 5Gbyte tape on a 2Gbyte drive?

How do I read a 5Gbyte tape on a 2Gbyte drive? Posted by: bobmet@clam.com (Robert Metcalf)


To read a 5Gbyte tape on a 2Gbyte drive, the
tape needs to have been created with a density setting of 20.

The following is from IBM's electronic ASKSUPPORT repository:

R: The 7208 011 5 GB tape drive has various density settings which are
as follows:



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