Never heard anything of the sort. Besides, if you are using media approved by the mfr and have a support agreement, who cares? >>> Therm-O-Link <[log in to unmask]> 03/05/98 11:54am >>> I recently had a technical support person from a backup software company tell me not to use 120M tapes in our DDS-2 drive because of wear and tear problems caused to the drive by the tapes!?! Has anyone else heard anything like this? Jim Phillips Manager of Information Systems E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Therm-O-Link, Inc. Phone: (330) 527-2124 P. O. Box 285 Fax: (330) 527-2123 Garrettsville, Ohio 44231