Re: questions about TZ88N-VA

From: Mike Dorn (mrdorn_at_visi.com)
Date: 08/20/04

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    Alan Frisbie wrote:
    > John Reinhardt wrote:
    >
    >> When using a DLT IV make sure that it hasn't been previously used on
    >> with a DLT7000 (TZ89) or DLT8000 drive since they also use the same
    >> cartdridge but at a higher density (35/70GB or 40/80GB) than the TZ88
    >> can handle. If this is the case, the TZ88 will give an error when
    >> trying to load the tape. The only way I know of to remedy that is to
    >> use a degauser and erase the tape manually.
    >
    >
    > And it will take a *really* *powerful* degausser! The least
    > expensive one I have found that will reliably do the job costs
    > $1500. The really good ones cost up to twice that. I was
    > shocked, to say the least.
    >
    > Another possible solution (which I have not tried yet) would be
    > to manually unwind the first ten feet or so of the tape and pass
    > it over one of those ceramic/rare earth magnets. I have one I
    > removed from an old Fujitsu Eagle disk drive, so I will try that
    > the next time I need to re-initialize a tape.
    >
    > Alan
    >
    Actually, I ran into this problem occasionally at my last job, where we had both
    TZ88 and TZ89 drives. You can reset the density on a tape by loading it back
    into a TZ89 drive and manually selecting the lower density, then writing
    something to it. (Of course, this is no help if you only have a TZ88 drive...)

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