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Mixing DDS-3 and DDS-4

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gparrish

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Can you use a DDS-4 tape on a DDS-3 drive? I think the tapes are just longer in length to get the added storage capacity but not sure if the drive can handle that.

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Greg
 
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Chances are that a DDS3 drive won't recognize a DDS4 tape, there is all sorts of information at the beginning of tape to help the hardware identify what type of tape it is.
 
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