I agree with Jack. The C1537 was a much better performing tape drive.
John Lee
At 08:54 PM 01/27/2013, Jack Connor wrote:
>Wyell,
>Did you ever get new mechs? You should be able to use those
>enclosures and plug an new DDS2 or 3 mech into it...
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>Over the years, I've replaced every failed DDS1 or 2 drive that
>fails with C1537A DDS3s with pretty good longevity...
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>jack
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Wyell Grunwald
>Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 8:19 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Old tape drives
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>Sorry gang - location is Pine Grove, PA 17963
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>what is the location!?
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>In a message dated 1/27/2013 5:40:31 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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>Anyone interested in two old, non-working external tape drives ?
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>They could be refurbished or used for parts.
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>Both are external, SCSI-2 attached devices with HP model C1521B. In
>SYSGEN they are configured as HPC1521B. They both power on, are
>recognized on the system, and try to write tapes, but they both have
>unit failures. These two have both been on clean, uninterruptable power.
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>The front says HP6400 2000 DC.
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>Up until this week, they worked just fine.
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>Wyell
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