Jim:

I believe that the error message is HP's way of saying "I spun the tape for
a while, but I couldn't determine whether it's a labelled or unlabelled
tape."  Sounds reasonable for a brand-new tape.  We get that message quite
frequently; ignore it; go on about our business.  Backups, etc. work just
fine despite the message.

Tom Madigan
SE Pennsylvania

"My opinions are strictly my own.  Who else would want 'em?"

At 05:06 PM 5/14/99 -0500, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Got the following error message when putting in several tapes in a row on an
>HPIB connected DDS Tape Drive. Which was just replaced not more than 1 month
>ago.
>
>Cleaned Drive with cleaning tape.
>Tried several new tapes (DDS-60)
>Tried powering off device and turning back on.
>
>I/O error ignored during AVR I/O status %74
>(does anyone have any idea what this means??)
>
>The backup seems to work okay.....
>
>MPE Version 3.0 (No...It's not a typo)
>HP3000 Series 950
>
>Thanks for any insights...btw...I am planning on doing a reboot of the
>system to see if that helps.
>
>Jim Norbut
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