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Re: OT: replace the terminator (was DLT tape drive...)
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"replace the terminator"?

I thought ahnold was still going to be doing that? :-)         - d

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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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