HP Ultrium 448 tape drive.

<p data-start=”0″ data-end=”15″>Hello everyone,</p>
<p data-start=”17″ data-end=”245″>I’ve recently acquired two <strong data-start=”44″ data-end=”73″>C7971A Ultrium 1 (200 GB) LTO tapes and an <strong data-start=”91″ data-end=”109″>HP Ultrium 448 tape drive. I need to access the data on these tapes and copy it to disk, but I have no prior experience with tape media or LTO drives.</p>
<p data-start=”247″ data-end=”576″>From what I understand, Ultrium 448 drives are designed for newer LTO generations and <em data-start=”333″ data-end=”338″>may be able to read older Ultrium 1 tapes, but compatibility isn’t guaranteed. Before I go any further, I’d like to confirm whether this drive can actually read LTO-1 media and, if so, what software or steps are required to extract the data.</p>
 
<p data-start=”578″ data-end=”709″>If anyone has experience with this setup or can point me to the correct documentation or tools, I’d really appreciate the guidance.</p>