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AFAIK, there is really no downside. The only problem you could have is if
you used a really sub-standard tape to perform a backup and then come to
find that the media was bad.  By flipping the switch you are disabling a
compatibility/quality check.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP America, Inc.
(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com


-----Original Message-----
From:   John Pearce [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Sunday, 26 July, 1998 10:59 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Re: DDS3 > DDS1 compatibility.......

James Overman wrote:
>
>If a 60 or 90 Meter tape is inserted into a DDS2 or DDS3, the DDS1
>write format
>is used.  Of course, one must Disable compression for non-compression
drives
>to be able to read the tapes.  Note that MRS tapes must be used unless a
>switch in the tape drive has been set to not require MRS
>(has other limitations).
>

Jim,

Could you be specific about the limitations imposed when the dip switch is
set such that a DDS2 drive does not require MRS media?  I have a HP DDS2
drive set such that it does not require MRS media.  This drive is used in
an NT 3.51 server.  What are the potential problems?

Thanks!



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