DDS4 Tape Drive - Can I used DAT72 Tapes?

[gavm99]

Hi all,

I have a DDS4 Tape Drive and have been given some DAT72 Tapes, can anyone tell me if these are compatible?

I have tried reading the label from them in backup exec by running an inventory but it tells me there is no media in the drive?!

Thanks.

Gavin.

 

[SteelBurner]

Gavin,

DAT72 tapes are not compatible with DDS4 tape drives. It works the other so you can read/write DDS3 and DDS4 tapes in a DAT72 drive.

HTH,
SteelBurner