It's the new tapes! AVR can't read a label on a new tape, because it's blank, so it gets an I/O error trying. This is normal. If you get the error from a tape that you know contains data, you have a problem with the drive. >>> <[log in to unmask]> 05/14/99 04:06pm >>> 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 [log in to unmask]