Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:12:15 -0800 (PST) | From | "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <> | Subject | Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives |
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Hello Paul & Phil , Ouch !, is this media that loose on the substrate that it leaves that much behind ? Or is it something else ? I'd really like to know what the problem is , as I am seriously looking at putting DDS-III & IV 's into my backup schemes . Tia , JimL
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Paul Jakma wrote: > On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Phil Randal wrote: > > Ah, have you tried cleaning the tape heads? > the drive gets a run of a cleaning tape on a weekly basis. > > far more frequently than you'd expect. I've found it needs > > two cleaning tape passes to clear this one. > uhmmm.... ok. I've now done multiple cleanning runs with multiple > cleaning tapes. let's see what happens when i try the amflush. > > Cleaning solves a similar problem I get with these drives > > and Backup Exec for Netware. > and guess what... it's worked for me too. doh! guess once a week is > not enough then. > apologies to the list my tape cluelessness. > > Phil > thanks, > --paulj +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | 25416 22nd So | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | DesMoines WA 98198 | only on AXP | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
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