Hi. I'm using a HP DAT 72x6, which has 6 slots. The unit came with 5 DAT's 36/72 GB and a clean tape, all inserted in the cartidge.
What is the common procedure with regard with cleaning tapes? I suppose I'll have to check the unit regularly to see whether it needs cleaning. Is there anyone using an automated procedure, such as a cron to load the clean every month, or something like that. But if there is no automated procedure, maybe it's a good idea to remove the clean tape from slot 6, and put a sixth 36/72 GB DAT. On the one hand, it'd be easier to load the clean tape straight from the already loaded cartrige, but on the other, an extra 36/72 DAT could give me a bit of extra space (or spare tape, in case something goes wrong with a couple of dumps). What are your thoughts on this matter? Cheers, Rodrigo -- *** Rodrigo Martins de Matos Ventura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *** Web page: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~yoda *** Teaching Assistant and PhD Student at ISR: *** Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Polo de Lisboa *** Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, PORTUGAL *** PGP fingerprint = 0119 AD13 9EEE 264A 3F10 31D3 89B3 C6C4 60C6 4585
