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 Basics

The DDS-3 Tape Drive - 56

Storage (DDS) computer-grade tape, part number DGD 

125P, with 12 GB capacity (125 meters/410 feet). Once 

you insert a tape, it takes about 24 seconds for it to load. 

When you eject a tape, it takes about 20 seconds for it to 

unload.

The DDS-3 tape drive comes with a cleaning cassette that 

customers should use to clean the tape-drive heads. The 

intervals at which the tape drive should be cleaned depends 

on how often it is used. In general, if backups are performed 

daily, the tape drive should be cleaned weekly. If backups 

are performed weekly, the tape drive should be cleaned once 

a month. The tape drive should also be cleaned when the 

status light shows a Flash-2 pattern. Status lights are 

described in the next section.

When the cleaning cassette is inserted into the drive, the 

drive automatically loads it and cleans the heads. When the