Also Sprach Dan Smith: > Is there anything stopping me from using DDS4 tapes in my DDS2 drive? > Seems like I could just get extra capacity from the drive by having a > longer tape. Will this work? Will it work if I turn off media > recognition? > > Just curious. > > --Dan >
I'm sorry, it doesn't work that way. DDS4 media is not just longer, it is also thinner and uses a different media formulation. It also uses a different encoding. If you stick a DDS4 tape into a DDS2 drive, at best the drive will spit out the tape. At worst, it will shred or otherwise damage the tape. Same for DDS3 media. So file this thought under "VERY BAD IDEAS" and forget it. -- C. Chan < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key.
