Further to 'slow backups'

I'm backing up to a tape drive
Why does each db take the same time to back up, regardless
of db size...''?Read the page titled "Optimizing Backup and Restore Performance" in SQL
Server 2000 Books Online. It discusses how to optimize backups to tape.
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"H jones" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm backing up to a tape drive
Why does each db take the same time to back up, regardless
of db size...''?