Product Review

Many causes of recording or read errors are temporary and can be corrected by cleaning the tape drive. Regular tape drive cleaning helps in long-term reliability and should be conducted on a scheduled cycle as well as when requested by the drive. The Dell LTO Universal cleaning tapes are equipped with a computer memory chip (just like the data tape). The chip stores various information and it has an embedded code that is recognized by the compatible drive's firmware. Once the cleaning cartridge is used to capacity (15 - 50 uses, drive dependent), the drive will no longer accept the cleaning tape and will eject the tape, prohibiting further use. The number of cleanings is drive-dependent. The maximum number is 50.