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Re: DDS3 vs DDS2 tapes
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:24:37 -0600
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Connie-

I second what Denys said, plus I believe that the tape itself dictates to
the drive how fast it should operate at?  In other words, if you use DDS2
tapes, you're only getting DDS2 performance, and not the faster DDS3
performance.

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions



At 04:22 PM 3/27/03 -0500, Connie Sellitto wrote:
>Hello Listers,
>We have both an internal DDS2 drive and an external DDS3 drive on our
>937.  The DDS3 is normally used for daily backups, but with DDS2
>tapes. (We had an abundance of them when we purchased the newer
>drive).
>Time has come to buy more tapes, and my question is this:
>Will DDS3 tapes work in the older DDS2 drive?  I don't at this time
>need the additional capacity of the DDS3 tape, but might in the
>future, so my inclination is to get the DDS3 tapes.
>
>Thanks in advance for your input,
>Connie
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