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- From: bob@astph (Bob Ford)
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: 5G Exabyte drives w/ non-Exabyte tapes
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.172437.3227@astph>
- Organization: Philadelphia Phillies
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:24:37 GMT
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- We have been using the Video8 tapes in our Exabyte 8500 with no
- apparent problem until recently. After about 12 backups on a
- particular tape, we start getting a lot of write errors, and the
- backup fails. The problem is remedied by using a new tape. Is
- this a normal life expectancy for the video tapes? Can I
- expect a longer lifespan for the data grade tapes?
-
- A related concern is how often to clean the drive. Currently, I
- use the "official" Exabyte cleaning cartridges, and clean the drive
- once a month. We are backing up about 20 GB each month. Do we need
- to clean the drive more often, since we are using the video tapes?
-
- Thanks for your help. Please respond by email to the address below.
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