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Re: OT: replace the terminator (was DLT tape drive...)
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 May 2011 15:05:02 -0500
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Good one.  I think he did that twice in one week, didn't he?

John Lee






At 01:21 PM 05/19/2011, donna hofmeister wrote:
>"replace the terminator"?
>
>I thought ahnold was still going to be doing that? :-)         - d
>
>---
>Donna Hofmeister
>Allegro Consultants, Inc.
>408-252-2330
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Craig Lalley
> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:18 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] DLT tape drive...
> >
> > Ryan,
> >
> > I have some good war stories about bent pins and bad terminators.   :-)
> >
> > All good now, but they were painful at the time.
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Ryan C. Melander <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > From: Ryan C. Melander <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] DLT tape drive...
> > To: "'Craig Lalley'" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 10:11 AM
> >
> > You are so OLD School.. Craig  :)
> >
> >
> > Ryan C. Melander
> > Ideal Computer Services, Inc.
> > 88 Wright Brothers Ave.
> > Livermore, CA 94551
> > Ph. 800-862-8787
> > Ph. 925-447-4747 x213
> > Fx. 925-447-4780
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > Of Craig Lalley
> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:07 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] DLT tape drive...
> >
> > Kim,
> >
> > Same old advice.
> >
> > Check for bent pins in the cable and replace the terminator.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Kim Borgman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > From: Kim Borgman <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: DLT tape drive...
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 9:10 AM
> >
> > Acting quirky.  Put tape in, not recognizing it.  IE showdev 8 still shows
> > that it is available.  Do store to it, showdev 8 give it as
> unavailable, SYS
> >
> >     8     UNAVAIL       SYS
> >
> > Did an abortio 8, and it will finally release it.
> >
> > HP came out and replaced.  Same symptoms.
> >
> > Sometimes the tape will show mounted (last nite), but then when the store
> > job runs, it keeps asking to mount a tape.  Or once yesterday in
> testing, it
> > kept asking me to answer a reply that the tape was on that
> device...  when I
> > reply, keeps coming back with same request.
> >
> > Anyway, HP tech thinks there is a command to force the system to recognize
> > the tape.  Short of reboot, any ideas out there ?
> >
> > If a reboot fails, then I'm thinking we have a board problem....
> >
> > Mr Kim Borgman
> > IT mgr, RNDC of Indiana.
> >
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