Op 23/08/2011 9:16, Konstantin Khomoutov schreef: > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 03:33:55PM -0400, John Drescher wrote: > > [...] >> For single reel tapes (DLT, LTO) the tape is always at the beginning >> when you insert > Why is so? > Does the drive always rewind the tape when I request it to eject the > cartridge? (I use an LTO-4 drive.) As John said, an LTO or a DLT tape is wound up on a single reel. It gets unwound inside the tapedrive, so to be able to eject is the drive always has to rewind the tape before ejecting it.
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