I wasn't aware that LTO media contained a chip.... What is its purpose
/ function and how is it read (by a sensor in the drive) ?

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Goslin, Paul wrote:

> Per the laws of physics - ANY magnetic media can be degaussed - it's a

> physical scrambling of the magnetic patterns on the magnetic tape 
> emulsion coating.....

Quite true.  The reason LTO media is not able to be degaussed is the
computer chip that is in the cartridge gets degaussed as well.  I
haven't played with LTO media long enough yet to see if anyone knows how
to restore that chip's information after it has been destroyed by
degaussing.

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