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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 11:31:51 -0700
To: Rob Nelson <rob@mag-net.com>
From: Kedar <kedar@asacomputers.com>
Subject: Re: Sony SDT9000 DAT tape drive
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At 01:34 PM 6/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Does anybody have any experience with this drive?  We are looking at
>purchasing a high capacity DAT drive.  The speed and capacity of this drive

        Both, the SDT-9000 and the HP C1554A, have worked pretty well for
us.  Have not used the former under FreeBSD, I'm afraid.
        One word of caution regarding installation- the SDT-9000 has a
specific method of installing the face plate.  Please notice the manual.  We
spent hours thinking that the unit was bad when only the installation was a
issue.  The tape tends to get stuck if the front plate is not properly
installed.

Kedar.