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June 17th, 2008 13:00
PV 110T DLT VS80 broke again-fix or replace
Our PV 110T broke again. Last time it was the tape lead. It cost about $245 to fix. Fix again or replace?
The issue is: if we buy a new.. maybe a VS160, can the old, VS80 data cartridges be used? If we need to restore, do we need a DLT IV(VS80) or can we use a new VS160? And we have a bunch of new, VS80 tapes, can they be used in a VS160 drive?
Any suggestions or ideas?
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June 17th, 2008 14:00
It looks like DLT1/VS80 uses Type IV media and that a VS160 drive can read from type IV, but not write to it. So you could do restores, but for backups you'll have to buy new media (VS1 type).