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тАО02-09-2004 01:44 PM
тАО02-09-2004 01:44 PM
On the back it does say "Capacity: 2GB (Sony SDX-300C) *Values are drive dependent".
Is it possible my drive is defective or is it really only a 1GB native tape or can my drive (SDX-420C) only use 1GB on this particular tape?
I only have 7 days to return the drive so I need to find out if this is a tape or drive problem ASAP.
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тАО02-09-2004 03:03 PM
тАО02-09-2004 03:03 PM
Re: Sony SDX-T3CSL capacity?
The SDX-300C & SDX-420C are AIT-1 drives, which have a native capacity of 25 or 35GB depending on tape length.
The SDX-T3C tape is a 25GB native tape.
I'm not sure what the 'SL' nominclature refers to.
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тАО02-09-2004 03:13 PM
тАО02-09-2004 03:13 PM
Re: Sony SDX-T3CSL capacity?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2786784461&category=11165
I just want to be sure I wont only have half the capacity of 35GB tapes too, I just looked at drive t: properties (I use 1Safe for drive letter access) and it says the disk capacity is about 1.2GB.
Does anyone know is the SDX-420C can only use 1.3GB on these tapes? Or does 1Safe use up 700MB for something? On my old ADR drive (15GB native) it did say 15GB capacity in the properties.
Is there a chance the drive is defective? I might not get the 35GB tapes I ordered by the time my 7 days to return it are up.
Thanks
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тАО02-09-2004 03:40 PM
тАО02-09-2004 03:40 PM
SolutionThe 25BG tapes (from sony) are SDX-T3C (w/MIC) and SDX-T3N (no MIC).
The 35GB tapes (from sony) are SDX1-35C.
From the e-bay picture, it looks like an SDX-T3CSL is a real tape, and it is only 15M long.
Doing the math 25*15/170 = 2.2 GB. I suspect some that is not fully usable at the ends, so it should be a 2GB native tape - assuming the drive supports it.
I can't find anything that says this tape is officially supported in an SDX-420C (note: the sony website only has an manual for an SDX-410C). That may explain why you aren't getting exactly what the stated capacity is.
It is a sony part number, so it's strange that there's no reference to it in the product manuals.
My guess is the tape is for special purpose software distribution, firmware update tapes, or something similar requiring fairly low capacity.
Given the low cost of SDX-T3N tapes holding 35GB, I'm not sure why you would want to use 2GB tapes (unless you want to do many small backups that need to be on different tapes).
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тАО02-09-2004 03:44 PM
тАО02-09-2004 03:44 PM
Re: Sony SDX-T3CSL capacity?
I just hopw I wont have similar problems with 35GB tapes.
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тАО02-09-2004 06:43 PM
тАО02-09-2004 06:43 PM
Re: Sony SDX-T3CSL capacity?
You might want to research if there is a firmware update that provides support for the 2GB tapes. I'll look at the HP release notes for AIT firmware and see what I can find. I'm guessing you have a Sony-branded drive though, and you would need to check with Sony for their firmware releases.