Ultrium 2 tape drive - very noisy

[Paul Edelman]

I am using an Ultrium 2 Tape drive that is very noisy even when it's not busy with a backup job. I'm guessing it's the fans. I need to be able to shut it off during the day (my jobs run at night). But I keep getting errors like Error 1349 - “Media statistics have been lost at some time in the past”

Error 333 – “Unexpected bus free”

Error 88 – “No devices specified or all devices are now offline”

Error 79 – “Object is no longer active”

I think these are occuring because I am powering off the unit and turning it back on when I leave for the day.

Please tell me a way that I can power down the unit for the day without causing all these errors.

Thanks.

[Lewis Finch]

you can't. Why don't you just replace the fan?

[Paul Edelman]

The unit's brand new. I could try replacing the fan, but I have a feeling nothing will change. Thanks.

[Lewis Finch]

If it is brand new you should call tech support and get it exchanged. These are not noisy tape drives.

[Curtis Ballard]

What do you mean by "very noisy"? If you have the drive sitting close to you the normal fan noise might bother you but the drive needs a fan when it is on. If it is an exceptionally noisy fan then there may be a problem.

If you want to turn off the drive you need to eject the tape and then turn it off.

[Paul Edelman]

Curtis,
The whirring of the fan is loud and annoying; it sits right near my desk. Yesterday I experimented: ejected tape, powered off drive; at end of day, powered on drive, put in new tape, checked Tapeware job to make sure drive was still seen, etc. The job ran without problems. I will continue to do it this way until I get another error. If no errors, you were right on with your suggestion to eject the tape first. I'll let you know. Thanks.

[meloni]

You can run LTT and check if the temperature is high inside the tapedrive, an overtemp may cose similar problems, but it should appear in the support ticket

[Gualdino Frois]

I also have have continuous "Warning 1349 : TapeAlert - Warning - Lost Statistics" and cant make any copy.

[thomasr]

> I also have have continuous "Warning 1349 :
> TapeAlert - Warning - Lost Statistics" and
> cant make any copy.

Let me suggest you start a new thread, with an appropriate title. This one started three years ago, and will quite possibly be overlooked by responders.