Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook
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List of Tables
Table 1
DDS/DAT Drive Types and Basic Characteristics
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Table 2 - Media Types and Interoperability
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Table 3 - LED drive codes
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Table 4 -Cleaning Characteristics per Drive
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Table 5 Characteristics of DDS/DAT cleaning tape in various drives
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Table 6 Tape Environmental Specifications
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Table 7 - Media Do's and Don't
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List of Figures
Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 100T DAT72 External
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Figure 2- Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 External
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Figure 3 - Dell PowerVault 120T DDS4 Autoloader
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Figure 4 - DAT72 Media
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Figure 5 - DDS4 Media
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Figure 6 - DDS3 Media
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Figure 7 - DDS2 Media
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Figure 8 - LED Diagram
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Figure 9 - DDS4 Autoloader LCD
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Figure 10 - DDS4 Autoloader Magazine
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Figure 11 - DDS4 Autoloader LCD with Cleaning
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Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes
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Figure 13- New and Expired Cleaning Media
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Figure 14 – Dell Online PowerEdge Diagnostic
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Figure 15 - Media Write Protect Tab
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Figure 16 -Media Recognition Holes
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