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DLT cleaning card compatibility
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| Curious George 2004-10-23, 2:45 am |
| Could I hurt a DLT1 drive if I use a Cleaning Tape III on it?
Anyone know specifically how a DLT Cleaning Tape III is different from
a DLT VS Cleaning cart or a SDLT one?
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| Curious George 2004-10-23, 2:45 am |
| Sorry. Meant cart as in cartridge.
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| Yes.
The 3 families need different tape material. They have very different
heads (DLT: Ferrite inductive, VS: Thin film MR, SDLT: Thin film MRC
with servo) and the drive won't accept the wrong tape type. Unless you
use a combination that the firmware engineers didn't expect. For
example it was possible to brick a SDLT220 with a Cleaning Tape III
with certain old firmware versions.
Ralf-Peter
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| Curious George 2004-10-28, 7:46 am |
| On 27 Oct 2004 15:11:30 -0700, "RPR" <rohbeck@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Yes.
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>The 3 families need different tape material. They have very different
>heads (DLT: Ferrite inductive, VS: Thin film MR, SDLT: Thin film MRC
>with servo) and the drive won't accept the wrong tape type. Unless you
>use a combination that the firmware engineers didn't expect. For
>example it was possible to brick a SDLT220 with a Cleaning Tape III
>with certain old firmware versions.
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>Ralf-Peter
Thanks. That's what I feared. I guess I should trust what the
manufacturer's say more.
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