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From: "Phil Randal" <phil@rebee.clara.co.uk>
To: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:14:47 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A21A777.4647.14F4E60@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0011261900130.892-100000@rossi.itg.ie>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0011261508340.3007-100000@filesrv1.baby-dragons.com>


> 	Hello Paul & Phil ,  Ouch !,  is this media that loose on the
> 	substrate that it leaves that much behind ?  Or is it something
> 	else ?  I'd really like to know what the problem is  ,  as I am
> 	seriously looking at putting DDS-III & IV 's into my backup
> 	schemes .  Tia ,  JimL

Apparently yes - the Compaq manual says that new tapes shed a 
lot, and that cleaning has to be more frequent with them.  They
recommend (this is from memory) cleaning the tape drive after
just 6 hours use of a new tape, then less frequently thereafter.

I figured after reading the manual that a weekly clean should
normally suffice.

Phil


Phil
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      reply	other threads:[~2000-11-27  0:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-11-26 15:33 problem with hp C1537A tape drives Paul Jakma
2000-11-26 15:44 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2000-11-26 15:53   ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-26 16:06     ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2000-11-26 18:27 ` Phil Randal
2000-11-26 19:25   ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-26 19:51     ` Phil Randal
2000-11-26 23:12     ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2000-11-27  0:14       ` Phil Randal [this message]

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