SERVICES

1. TRI Maintenance program

Tape failures are most likely to occur when it is being used on your system, which results in increase costs and the integrity of your data. In order to reduce tape failures, tapes should be cleaned or re-certified on a regular basis. Ensure proper maintenance of your tape by utilizing TRI’s maintenance program.

• Clean and Test
  • 3420 Reel to Reel tape
  • 3480/ 3490E data cartridges
  • 4mm/8mm data tapes
     
• Tape re-certification
  Send your used tapes to TRI and we will certify each tape in accordance with the industry certification standard.
  • 3420 Reel to Reel tape
  • 3480/ 3490E data cartridges
  • 4mm/8mm data tapes
  • DLT tapes
     
• Tape replacement
  Tape replacement is available for tapes that fail to meet the certification acceptance criteria.
   
• Tape buy-back
  Tri-Magnetics Corporation is interested in buying your excess of used and new obsolete backup computer media.  Buy-back form
   

2. DLT testing / re-tensioning

Each tape cartridge is inspected to ensure that there is no physical damage to the tape casing, tape leader, as well as, the tape itself. Subsequently, each individual tape is tested, utilizing specialized back-up software to determine the tape’s performance on a drive and the tape’s physical condition. Moreover, through this testing process, the tape is re-tensioned back to its original position. Tapes are returned unformatted to allow the user to select which drive format is preferred.
 

3. Custom printed barcode labeling

TRi provides custom barcode labels for 3480, 3490, 3590, 9840, 3490/3590/9840 Cartridge ID Labels, DLT, AIT, LTO, 8mm and 4mm tape cartridge labels

• 3480/3490E data cartridges
• 4mm/8mm data tapes
• DLT, SDLT, LTO
  (EDP compatible)
• Initialization and labeling – purchase new or re-certified tapes that are initialized and labeled according to your system specifications.
• 3480

• 3490E - 3480/3490E initialization order sheet

• 3590
• DLT - DLT initialization form
   

4. On-Site/ Off-site Degaussing

TRI provides onsite or offsite degaussing service for data centers that are concerned with issues of reliability and security of their data.
 

5. Destruction

TRi provides a reliable procedure for companies to securely destroy their storage tapes and ensure the security and integrity of their data.
Destruction Procedures: All magnetic media received at our facility for salvage purposes are kept in a locked, enclosed storage area to ensure the security of materials received. The media is then de-labeled and purged through proper degaussing (i.e. erasing data from physical tape) procedures, which are in accordance to coercivity level for each particular media. This ensures that proprietary information remains unrecoverable. Once the media has been degaussed, each unit is mechanically chopped/crushed and properly destroyed according to local environmental requirements.

• Download Destruction form

Note: At the time of destruction, a certificate of destruction will be issued.
 

6. Initialization and labeling

Sample volume serial number labels
3480	DLT	3490E ID	3590 J ID
Preprinted labels are available for all types of magnetic media. Please contact your Tri-representative to discuss label specifications.