I posted this a few days ago, but I made an error and referred to disks in the first line. It should have mentioned tape drives. So I am re- posting. I have gotten quite a few responses that mirror my experience, some had even worse experiences. HP responded that someone from the peripherals division would be contacting me for more info. So, please, send me your info if you are having problems. Original post begins, with correction. I crossposted this to the general hardware group, but I am specifically have trouble with MPE/iX machines. Hello. Has anyone else had trouble with HP 1.3 Gigabyte tape drives delivered with their PA-RISC systems? I have a 937 and 947 and both have had 3 different tape drives in 3 years. I find this unacceptable. Is my dis-satisfaction unwarranted? I also believe that the drives are damaging my tapes. I currently perform a full dump every night, and each tape is used once a month. Each tape has been used about 30 times. I realize this is the low end of expected life, but I really expected them to last quite a bit longer. I have some tapes stored in the same place, that are still going strong, and have been used the same number of times. So, what are your experiences? You can email me and I'll summarize, or post if the consensus is that this is of general interest. Chris -- Christopher L. Davis Systems and Network Administrator The Principia PHONE: (314)-434-2100 13201 Clayton Road FAX: (314)-275-3538 St. Louis, MO 63131 INTERNET: [log in to unmask]