"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
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> The chattering is probably the tensioning system and the tape drive > starting and> stopping as the data is read.
If the tape has got alot of mileage on it perhaps it's what I used to call
tape fatigue. Take a look at the edges of the tape. Small ripples?
