In article <[log in to unmask]>, Overman_James
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Patrick Anderson ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>: I have an odd situation that is probably hardware related, but here is
>: the scenario.  I have a 959 running 5.0, and a 927 running 5.5 at work.
>:  I can store and restore tapes between the two machines all day long.
>: I have a 925 at home with 4.0.  I can restore tapes made on the 925 to
>: the 959 and 927, but I can't restore any tapes to the 925 made on
>: either the 959 or 927.
>: Is there some option, or dip switch on the DDS drives that's enabling
>: something.  Anyone have any ideas?
>
We've been caught by a similar problem. Some of the new DDS drives will
read compressed and un-compressed tapes but will only write compressed
tapes. HP tell us that there is a switch you can set inside the new
drives but then the drive will _never_ write compressed tapes.

We use DDS tapes to distribute software and find that some of our
customers can no longer read our un-compressed tapes:-(
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