Is DDS4 supported on the 969? No, only N and A-Class systems There is a url (public) you can go to get faqs on e3000 storeagemedia; The following site gives a list of Frequently Asked Questions about DDS3 and DDS4 tape drives and tapes: http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/storagemedia/tape_dds/faqs.html hope this helps. Cathlene Mc Rae HP sr reponse center engineer. * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *