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Chris Bartram <[log in to unmask]>
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 In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> If the "hold down eject button for a minute or so" trick doesn't work,
> there is another alternative - although I would not advise the
> weak-of-heart to try it - but here goes.
>
> The only other solution to this problem is to cycle power on the DDS drive.
> This CAN be done without re-booting the system.
>
> To do so requires you to simply remove the power cable from the device and
> re-attach it. The hard part of this excercise is accessing the power cable.

[snip]

> I've done this exercise twice and am still here to speak about it - so it
> does work.

We've done this a couple times on the DDS in our 922 system... But then we
tried it again [for the last time I might add] just a few weeks ago and this
time it did halt the system (and we WERE careful). Caveat Emptor.

    -Chris "remove nospam" Bartram

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