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Re: 928 and dds drives failing
From:
John Pitman <[log in to unmask]>
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John Pitman <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 14 May 2004 11:39:44 +1000
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These are DDS-3 units. We have an external on our N series, been fine for 2+
years now, with a back up every day plus sundries. I find it hard to believe
two refurb unit will only last such short times before dying, without there
being some other underlying problem. The system is on a UPS which should
produce pretty clean power, and if it was power, I would expect other
symptoms before a tape drive gave up, or as well as this problem, but
nothing is reported.
jp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Maynard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 928 and dds drives failing


> On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 09:25:26AM +1000, John Pitman wrote:
> > Recently posted re a misconfigured DDS drive stopping a boot - wrong
address
> > setup. Got over that.
> > Under neath this problem......Used 928 shipped to remote site in China.
DDS
> > drive lasts 6 months doing 5 backups a week, dies with a low level error
> > (-44 IIRC). Get another refurb unit. Last about 10 days, simialr low
level
> > error. Get another refurb from supplier under warranty....lasts 2
backups,
> > another low level error.
> > Is there something else broken at another level here? Anybody seen
similar
> > things before please? It is a long way from any HP office, and it may
have
> > to come home to Oz to be sure of proper technical capability....
>
> DDS-1/2 drives suck, especially now. I'd only trust new ones, and then
only
> for a short while. I've never had much luck with them, even when they were
> current technology; it was 50/50 at best whether I'd be able to read a
tape
> I'd written on the same drive.
>
> Throw it out the window and get an 8mm. You and your customer will be much
> happier. Get a new int he box DDS-2 to read existing backups, but do all
new
> ones on the 8mm.
>
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