HP B132L, B160L, B180L manual Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive

Solving Problems

Common Problems and Solutions

Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive

Table 12 describes a possible problem you may encounter using the DDS tape drive and offers solutions.

Table 12	Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive
	Problem	Solution
	The DDS tape drive does	Re-enter the commands and make sure that you have typed
	not respond to com-	them correctly.
	mands.
		Make sure that you specified the correct device file name for
		commands that require a device file name.
		Make sure the write-protect tab is set to write if you are try-
		ing to copy data to a data cassette.
		Make sure that the system can communicate with the drive
		as described in “Checking the SCSI IDs” in Appendix B.
		Follow the instructions in the section "Running the System
		Verification Tests" in this chapter to verify that the tape
		drive is functioning properly.
	If the problem persists, contact your system administrator or call your designated service
	representative.

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