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In article <1994Jan2.203600.282@pphbau.atr.bso.nl>,
PPH Bauwens <paul@pphbau.atr.bso.nl> wrote:
>Evan Leibovitch (evan@telly.on.ca) wrote:
>: I don't want to set it, I want to turn it off.
>
>: Is this possible? If so, can I turn it off? The drive is under a
>: warranty but it'll be a pain to send it back and I want to try this
>: avenue first.
>
>Make sure you have a DC6150 or 6250 tape certified for 12500BPI
>because most 150MB streamers including the 2150 will not write
>to old 30MB or 60MB media although you can read them.
>
>The drive can tell the type of media from the number and distances of the
>small holes at the begin and end of the tape :-)
>
>Other than that the Archive 2150S drive works with almost any
>SCSI installation - one of the best around. I have one myself!

This is NOT true.

DC600A tapes will be written in 120MB (QIC-120) format.  The drive can READ
data written in 30 and 60MB format, however, it will write on 60MB tapes
with a capacity of 120MB (I don't know about the 30MB format; it may not be
able to write on those; I've never tried it).

The Archive 2150S will read:

30MB
60MB (DC600A tapes)
120MB (DC600A tapes written on a QIC-120 drive or another 2150S)
150MB (DC6150 tapes)
250MB (DC6250 tapes)

It will write:

120MB (QIC120 format on DC600A tapes)
150MB (DC6150 tapes, QIC150)
250MB (DC6250 tapes, identical to QIC150 but on extended length media)

All this is from first-hand experience with the drive over a space of nearly
seven years.  It is still going strong; one of the best pieces of hardware I
have ever owned.

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