Chris Bartram writes: >It may depend on the type of tape drive.. the old hpib dds drive in our 922lx >test system gets stuck regularly... we have to open the cabinet, open the top >of the tape drive, and manually wind the gears til the tape pops out. Needless >to say, we avoid using that tape drive whenever possible. > >(it's an old HPC1501A. Avoid them if you can!) Bingo! That's my baby! We have a series 948 with the C1501A drive. But this is the only the second time in three years that we've had a tape stuck in it; although this will be the third time that the drive has been completely replaced. Jim "Waiting For HP To Show UP" Phillips :-(