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June 2003, Week 4

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Re: BackPack et al DDS2,DDS3, DLT etc
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John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:15:44 -0700
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John Penney said,

> I'll keep you posted after we try x 2 new drives with new
> tape media....
>

Ah yes, media. No one has mentioned this yet and the important role it
plays.

This is totally unscientific since it is based upon personal observations at
one site; however, I found that if I replaced media (DDS-2) after at most 20
uses and cleaned the drives daily this seemed to extend the "life/usability"
of my DDS-2 drives significantly. Obviously, YMMV.

John

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