I recently started using an OnStream SC30e for backing up the SCSI drives I use for digital video editing. The SC30e has been working well with Retrospect, and the combination is economical and fast. But it has a behavior I haven't experienced with DAT or DLT tape systems. At random points during the backup, the drive rewinds back to the beginning (message=Rewinding) and then fast forwards to the last data point (message=Locating) to resume the backup. This adds considerably to the total backup time, but I had assumed it was the nature of the drive. However when I recently needed to restore an entire disk this rewind/locate cycle happened for every 8-10MB of data restored. It took 7 hours to restore 3.5GB of data. Anyone know if this is normal? Since I already owned Retrospect I bought the Windows version of the SC30e, so I don't know if the OnStream/Retrospect package ships with special instructions. Scott -- ---------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: <http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
