You probably already thought to look, but since I see no mention of it.
When the machine boots-up; do these devices show as avaiable, or 
unavailable?
If unavailable, does mapper match the config?
I recall some dip-switches on these guys related to the I/O channel.

On 01/26/2013 01:04 PM, Wyell Grunwald wrote:
> Thanks for responses !
>
> Doing a regular store, I get the same error on both drives:
>
> {#S2} [/SYS/INSTALL] STORE @[log in to unmask];*T;SHOW;PROGRESS=1
> STORE/RESTORE VERSION   C.60.25 (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
>
> STORE  @[log in to unmask];*T;SHOW;PROGRESS=1
>
> SAT, JAN 26, 2013,  1:44 PM
>
>
> FILENAME GROUP    ACCOUNT  VOLUME RESTRICTIONS            SECTORS CODE
> MEDIA
> STORE ENCOUNTERED MEDIA WRITE ERROR ON LDEV 524  (S/R 1454)
> SPECIFICALLY, STORE RECEIVED ERROR -44 FROM THE IO SYSTEM (S/R 1557)
>
> I did re-seat the SCSI cables, as suggested by many.  I don't think it is
> SCSI related because the drives are acting strangely.
>
> I think they have not been used in so long, and are so old, they need to be
> replaced.
>
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