Mercia Solutions staff have been involved in the supply and support of 9 track reel to reel, 18 track 3480 and 3490 cartridge and 36 track 3490E cartridge and 128 track 3590 cartridge from leading suppliers such as M4 Data, Fujitsu, StorageTek, Cipher and Overland Data for over 20 years.
Our skilled engineers provide a full repair and maintenance service at our comprehensive facilities close to East Midlands Airport UK. Our knowledge and experience of these devices means we can also provide a Data Conversion Service for information originally produced by older legacy formats to later more up to date media and formats.
9 TRACK TAPE DRIVES (Reel to Reel Tape)
We have both new and refurbished 9 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares for many of the units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.
| DMT2620A | 9 TRACK PERTEC 800/1600/6250BPI |
| DMT2620C | 9 TRACK SCSI 800/1600/6250BPI |
| CIPHER F-880 | 9 TRACK PERTEC 800BPI |
| CIPHER F-880 - II | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600/3200BPI |
| CIPHER F-890-I | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600BPI |
| CIPHER F-890-II | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600/3200BPI |
| CIPHER F-891-I | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600BPI |
| CIPHER M-891-II | 9 TRACK PERTEC 3200BPI |
| CIPHER M990 | 9 TRACK PERTEC 800/1600/6250BPI |
| CIPHER M990-S | 9 TRACK SCSI 800/1600/6250BPI |
| CIPHER M995-C | 9 TRACK PERTEC 800/1600/6250BPI |
| CIPHER M995S | 9 TRACK SCSI 800/1600/6250BPI |
| HP 88780A | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600/6250BPI |
| HP 88780B | 9 TRACK PERTEC 1600/6250BPI |
| HP 88780B | 9 TRACK SCSI 1600/6250BPI |
| KENNEDY 9600 | 9 TRACK SCSI 800/1600BP |
| KENNEDY 9600A | 9 TRACK SCSI 800/1600/3200BPI |
| KENNEDY 9610 | 9 TRACK PERTEC QUAD DENS |
| KENNEDY 9662 | 9 TRACK PERTEC QUAD DENS TABLE TOP |
| M4 DATA 9906 | 9 TRACK SCSI 1600 / 6250 BPI |
| M4 DATA 9903 | 9 TRACK PERTEC / SCSI 800/1600/3200 BPI |
| M4 DATA 9905 | 9 TRACK PERTEC / SCSI 800/1600/3200 BPI |
| M4 DATA 9914 | 9 TRACK PERTEC / SCSI 800/1600/6250BPI |
| ODI 5622 | 9 TRACK SCSI 1600 / 6250 BPI |
| Xcerta Quad | 9 track SCSI / PERTEC 800, 1600, 3200 and 6250 bpi |
| QUALSTAR 3400 SERIES | 9 TRACK PERTEC/SCSI (PE, QUAD, GCR & 2 SPEED) |
3480 TAPE DRIVES (Cartridge)
We have both new and refurbished 3480 18 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares for many of the units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.
| CIPHER T480 | 3480 SCSI TABLE TOP w/ACL |
| FUJITSU M1016B | SCSI TAPE CONTROLLER |
| FUJITSU M1016BD | SCSI - DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER |
| FUJITSU M1017BD | SCSI - DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER |
| FUJITSU M2481 | 3480 1.5MB/S |
| FUJITSU M2483K/M2485K | SCSI - 2 3.0MB/S RACKMOUNT/DESKTOP |
| FUJITSU M2481A11 | AUTO CARTRIDGE LOADER |
| FUJITSU M2483B/M2485B | 3480 RACKMOUNT/DESKTOP |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) 8418 | 3480 3.0MB/S |
| OVERLAND DATA TAPE EXPRESS L490 | 3480 AUTOLOADER, 10 CARTRIDGE |
| STK 4220 | 3480 SINGLE DRIVE UNIT - SCSI |
| STK 4280 | 3480 SINGLE DRIVE UNIT - SCSI |
| STK 4280 | 3480 SINGLE DRIVE UNIT - SCSI w/ICRC COMPRESSION |
| STK 4288 | 3480 SINGLE DRIVE UNIT - SCSI - FIPS (IBM) |
3490 TAPE DRIVES (Cartridge)
We have both new and refurbished 3490 18 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares for many of the units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.
| FUJITSU M1016BE | SCSI TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M1016BDE | SCSI -DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M1017BDE | SCSI - DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M2481 | 3480 1.5MB/S |
| FUJITSU M2483H/M2485H | 3490 3.0MB/S |
| FUJITSU M2483K/M2485K | SCSI - 2 3.0MB/S RACKMOUNT/DESKTOP |
| FUJITSU M2488 | 3480 / 3490 3490E 3.0MB/S (HD) 36 TRACK |
| FUJITSU M2481S02E | 3490 DUAL DRIVE TABLE TOP (CMPR) |
| IBM 3490E Model F | 3490 9.0MB/S |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) 8436 | 3490 3.0MB/S |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) 8436F | 3490 6.0MB/S |
| M4 DATA M490E | 3480 3490 3490E |
| M4 DATA M490L | 3490 AUTOLIBRARY |
| UNISYS CTS9840 | 20/80GB 3480/3490E SCSI/FC |
3490e Tape Drives (Cartridge)
We have both new and refurbished 3490E 36 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares for many of the units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.
| FUJITSU M2483K/N & M2485K/N | 3490E RACKMOUNT OR DESKTOP |
| FUJITSU M2488C | 3490E DESKTOP |
| FUJITSU M2488E | 3490E DESKTOP |
| IBM 3490E | 3490E MODELS F00, FO1, F11, FCO & FIA |
| OVERLAND DATA TAPE EXPRESS L490E | 3490E AUTOLOADER, 10 CARTRIDGE |
| OVERLAND DATA TAPE EXPRESS T490E | 3490E 3.0MB/S |
| PHILLIPS TD3610 | 3490E 3.0MB/S |
| PHILLIPS TD3620 | 3490E 3.0MB/S 7 CARTRIDGE |
| M4 DATA M490E | 3480 3490 3490E |
3590 TAPE DRIVES (Cartridge)
We have both new and refurbished 3590 128 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares for many units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.
| FUJITSU M8100 | 3590 Desktop 128 TRACK, Tape drive .5" |
| IBM MAGSTAR 3590 Model B1A / E1A | SUPPORTED - MAGSTAR 3494 TAPE LIBRARY |
| IBM MAGSTAR 3590 Model B11A / E11 | RACK MOUNTED - CAN BE CONVERTED TO B1 AND E1 |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) Other Models | 3590 9.0MB/S |
We have both new and refurbished 3490 18 track tape drives in stock with a wide range of spares many units listed below to enable a fast and efficient repair and maintenance service.