This post is for a friend so i hope it is not too vague.He is using win95 and has a 4/8 gig tape back-up.i believe it is DDS2. It is from a Compaque computer.The problem is that after he formated the hard drive the tape back-up is not recognised. Is there software that helps it to be recognised or some other way? He had win nt originally before formating. The only marking on the drive to tell the maker is Compaque. I am at a loss to help him but think somone here will be able to.If this is too vague e-mail me and i will get more info if you feel you may be able to help. Thanks, Rick Fogel PCBUILD: http://nospin.com or [log in to unmask]