Quote Originally Posted by RejectionMan
compression is set to bacuk exe defaults and to use HW if enabled then use SW. there are no control buttons on the drive other than eject.

HW compresion being broken is a good place to look given the circumstances.
Eureka!

HW copression on DSS4 almost never works. the maximum SW compression with Backup Exec is 1.25:1. the backup jobs stop at 24-25.2 gb = 1.24-1.26:1 ratio.

now to make the jobs fit on one tape!