In a message dated 96-05-19 20:17:29 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Jeff Kell)
writes:
 
>
>We had a similar experience.  If you read the fine print hard enough and
>realize that something is missing (the documentation doesn't lie, it just
>doesn't tell the whole story) the 7970 800bpi tape drive did *not* have a
>read-after-write verify during a write operation.  *NO* error checking
>
 
Which is why I had to spend three hours of my weekend baby sitting a tape
drive through backups and verifies.
 
Kind regards,
 
Denys. . .