Media Interchangeability Restrictions - HP Model 705 - Workstation User Manual

Using Your DDS Drive
For information on using device files or archiving data to or from the DDS-DC drive, see
the owner's guide that came with your workstation.

Media Interchangeability Restrictions

If you interchange media between DDS-format tape drives, note that data cassettes with
compressed data can only be read by tape drives that have data compression capabilities.
Refer to Tables 2–2 and 2–3 for information on which tapes you can use with each of
HP's DDS drives.
Table 2–2. HP DDS Tape Drive Capability Without Data Compression
Tape Length
60 meter
90 meter
120 meter
Table 2–3. HP DDS Tape Drive Capability With Data Compression
Tape Length
60 meter
90 meter
120 meter
2–8
Full Height 5 1/4 inch
DDS Tape Drive
1.3 GB
Not Supported
Not Supported
Full Height 5 1/4 inch
DDS Tape Drive
2.6 GB
Not Supported
Not Supported
DDS-DC
Tape Drives
1.3 GB
2.0 GB
Not Supported
DDS-DC
Tape Drives
2.6 GB
4.0 GB
Not Supported
DDS-2
Tape Drives
1.3 GB
2.0 GB
4.0 GB
DDS-2
Tape Drives
2.6 GB
4.0 GB
8.0 GB