John Pearce ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Greetings!
: A week or so ago, we replaced a 1503 DDS drive with a 1533 DDS2 (aka A3183A)
: and discovered all the older tape media not marked MRS became read-only when
: inserted in the new drive.  A 1995-dated posting in this newsgroup indicated
: the old media can still be written by changing one of the dip switches on the
: bottom of the drive.
: I'm wondering just what what this dip switch setting effects and if there is
: any "downside" to making the change.  The booklet that came with the drive
: does not document the dip switches and settings.  Does anyone have
: the docs on this?  Thanks.
: John Pearce
: Bethesda Management Company                   [log in to unmask]
: Colorado Springs, CO                            Standard Disclaimers Apply
 
As I remember DIP switch 3 does Enable/Disable MRS.
Oleg Volkov
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