> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:30:25PM +0200, Dag Nygren wrote:
> > At least all the DLT drives have a "capacity mode" and a "performance mode"
> > with the  following features:
> > 
> > Capacity mode:
> > - Would always stop the reels when no more data available
> > - thus always uses the tape to it's full extent
> > 
> > Performance mode:
> > - Will "fill" with empty data up to a certain amount if no data
> > in the buffer. Just in case there would be some available later...
> > - This avoids start/stop of the tape as much as possible
> > - Will waste a lot of space when the data stream is below the
> > native speed. My worst case is 40% wasted.
> 
> Do you know of any documentation with that description for the modes?
> The DLT 7000 product manual describes them in this manner:

I was told this by a Quantum design engineer and have never found
anything about it in the manual. Additionally it was only selectable
by this jumper and not by software as the part you are describing.

But I have no hard evidence, sorry. Any Quantum designers out there?

Best
Dag

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