Quantum DLTtape SDLT 220, User Manual

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CHAPTER 5: Using Your Tape Drive SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual
5-14 March 2004 81-85002-01
C
AUTION
: If a prerecorded tape is reused and a WRITE from the beginning of tape
(BOT) executes (No Append Write), any data already recorded on the tape
will be lost.
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Compatibility Issues
For more information about what happens when a 320-formatted cartridge is
inserted into a SDLT 220 drive, refer to
Section A.7, “Overwriting 320-Formatted
Super DLTtape I Data Cartridges” on page A-11 .
Forcing Tape Density with MODE SELECT Parameters
The Default Density Override parameter on the Vendor Specific Configuration
Page (25h) can be used to override the default density for the tape until a new data
cartridge is loaded
.
N
OTE
: For more specific information about tape density codes,
refer to the SCSI command descriptions for MODE
SELECT and MODE SENSE. You can find these in a
separate document published by Quantum, SDLT 220 and
SDLT 320 SCSI Interface Guide, 81-85001-01.