[Duo2400] Re: DAT drives. Re: [Duo2400] Re: Mysterious hard drive problem SOLVED

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- ElBrio at aol.com wrote:
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> Yup...the data grade tapes are DDS.  Heh..I had an
> Exabyte drive, 8mm....lost 
> more data than it would store.  Finally sold it
> (someone was looking for 
> one...the Roadrunner couldn't have kept up with me
> selling that thing to him) and 
> got the DDS 4mm drive....MUCH better.

Probably needed a firmware update. And/or updated
or different backup software.

Like CD burners, switching to different software can
turn a totally unreliable drive into one that works
perfectly. Often the manufacturer will have firmware
updates that fix problems and/or add features.

That's why I like LiteOn CD burners, they're always
on top of things with firmware updates and they don't
make you jump through hoops and beg to be allowed to
have them. They put them right out easy to find on
their website. My 40x12x48x burner has become much
improved with three or four firmware updates since
I bought it. It worked fine to start with, nothing
that made it flaky or a PITA to use.

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"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile!" Robot Santa Claus, Futurama

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