Just a quicky -
Would a DDS-2 Tape Drive read a DDS-3 based tape. I know DDS-3 and DDS-4 are backward compatable. but does it work the other way?
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Just a quicky -
Would a DDS-2 Tape Drive read a DDS-3 based tape. I know DDS-3 and DDS-4 are backward compatable. but does it work the other way?
No. Just like a 720k floppy drive can't read a 1.44M disk.
As background infomation, you might want to go here to read up on <a href="http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg50112.html" target="_blank">Why Can I not Use DDS-2 Or DDS-3 Tapes In a DDS-1 Drive?</a> Click on the link at the bottom for additional info...
DAMN, though so but wanted to check.
Thanks for the help and info.