https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894198#M6068 Or you can send them out to a service that will convert the format for you. Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:47:53 GMT paul courry 2003-01-31T20:47:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894196#M6066 Can anyone help me with the following problem:<BR /><BR />Some while ago i have 'backed-up' some important information on dat24-tapes which i would like to retrieve. And here's my problem. I don't have a dat24-Drive anymore. Only a dat8-Drive.<BR /><BR />can i use these dat24-tapes with former models like a dat8-Drive?<BR /><BR />Who can help me with any suggestions? Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:00:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894196#M6066 Ben Drawa 2003-01-31T19:00:56Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894197#M6067 Unfortunately no way. You need either DAT24 or DAT40<BR />Eugeny Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:47:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894197#M6067 Eugeny Brychkov 2003-01-31T19:47:37Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894198#M6068 Or you can send them out to a service that will convert the format for you. Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:47:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/storeever-tape-storage/reading-and-restoring-dat24-tapes/m-p/2894198#M6068 paul courry 2003-01-31T20:47:53Z