1827212 Members
2565 Online
109716 Solutions
New Discussion

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

 
Alastair Donaldson
Frequent Advisor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

You must likely bent a pin on one of the cables when reconnecting the drive. This can result in SCSI bus errors reporting many more targets than you really have.
The bent pin could be on the cable or the terminator. You can disconnect the cable and visually inspect it but you always run the risk of bending the pin again when reconnecting.

Also make sure that the new tape drive is not a Single Ended Drive, your card is a FWD SCSI card and the busses are not campatible.

Michael Steele_2
Honored Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

You've been provided with an incompatible part. 28696A is for a K250. 28642A is for a K460.
Support Fatherhood - Stop Family Law
Michael Steele_2
Honored Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

Here's the K250 attachment.
Support Fatherhood - Stop Family Law
Michael Steele_2
Honored Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

Here's the K250 attachment.
Support Fatherhood - Stop Family Law
A. Clay Stephenson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

No, a 28696 will work in a K250 or a K460.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
Michael Steele_2
Honored Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

I hate it when that happens.
Support Fatherhood - Stop Family Law
Linda Lux
Regular Advisor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

I did disconnect it, put a different terminato, and used a different cable and still did not get the system to recognize it, I am thinking I
got the swrong drive.
What do I ask my vendor for as far as the fast wide scsi goes?
Thanks
Linda
If it isn't one thing, it's another
A. Clay Stephenson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: DLT4000 tape drives

You need to verify that the drive is indeed a High Voltage Differential SCSI drive. I suspect that you have a Single Ended Drive.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.