In article <[log in to unmask]>, Paul Campopiano
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>I just bought a C1511A dat drive (used) and installed it on my series
>70.  I am getting Irrecoverable tape errors when I try to do a backup
>using STORE.  The tapes are new 60m 3M tapes.
>My questions is, is there any switches on the STORE command that I
>need to set for a DAT tape operation?
>
Nope, beyond the file equation you've obviously got if you are writing
anything at all.

Do the lights on the drive say it wants a clean? (As per the manual I
hope it came with)

Clean it anyway, with an HP DAT Cleaning Cartridge.

If it still gives errors, take it back where you bought it, and politely
ask them to fix it or replace it. You *are* in a position to do this,
aren't you?
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