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тАО03-07-2001 09:30 AM
тАО03-07-2001 09:30 AM
DAT24 Clean Light
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тАО03-07-2001 10:17 AM
тАО03-07-2001 10:17 AM
Re: DAT24 Clean Light
If I did NOT have a support contract I'd look at the error statistics my backup program was generating (BTW you do try to occasionally restore files from your backup tapes just to make sure they are readable, don't you?) and based on that decide whether to spend the money to replace or not.
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тАО03-07-2001 01:14 PM
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Re: DAT24 Clean Light
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тАО03-08-2001 02:03 PM
тАО03-08-2001 02:03 PM
Re: DAT24 Clean Light
If you are still getting this problem run a hp diagnostics program on the drive such as Library and Tape Tools which you can download from this website, it will depend on your operating system though, this program is for windows based systems...if on novell use Tape assure. This will help to narrow down the error. Also try upgrading your firmware on the drive to make sure this is not causing any problems. If still failing to backup you may want to try another SCSI controller.....if all else fails contact support.
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тАО03-12-2001 04:46 PM
тАО03-12-2001 04:46 PM
Re: DAT24 Clean Light
About every three months I wore out the tape drive, with symptoms very much like you describe.
Simply put, the six slot libraries are really designed for one tape per night, not 5 tapes per night, and so I was wearing them out 5 times faster than 'I should have.'
3 months actual life is one fifth of predicted life....
Therefore the predicted life for my drive should have been about 15 months ... just a little longer than my one year warranty.
I went through two drives (under warranty) before I figured the problem out.
Now tape technology has come along a little bit, and I am no longer doing that, and your situation doubtless differs.
But there is a really good chance that your symptom is head wear, and the DDS drive needs replacing.
If your drive is more than two years old running a tape a day - order the replacement.
If you run two tapes a day... and more than a year old...
If four tapes a day and more than 6 months old...
That is my OPINION based on my past experiences. I am a software guy.
Good Luck.