Ron Burnett ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
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: But my original question remains--why does this happen
: when there has been fairly frequent use in compress mode
: over several days (weeks), no human intervention, and
: no intervening reboot?
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Our experience has been that a power glitch to the tape drive (external
units) will cause the reset to uncompressed.  It is a good idea to
Always do a DEVCTRL to set the device to the desired configuration before
writing to the DDS.  (an ounce of prevention....).
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 James Overman HP Support Technology Lab  Roseville, CA