Problems With Drives - Siemens RM400 C Series Operating Manual

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Problems with drives

Floppy disk drive
Problem
Cannot read floppy
disk
Cannot write to floppy
disk
Access LED does not
light up
Table 3: Problems with the floppy disk drive
Quarter-inch cartridge tape drive
Problem
Cannot read cartridge Drive door not properly
Cannot write to
cartridge
Cartridge does not
rewind when inserted
Table 4: Problems with the quarter-inch cartridge tape drive
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Possible cause
Disk damaged
Wrong format of disk
Disk not formatted
Disk write-protected
Disk damaged
Wrong type of disk
Device not addressed
correctly
Defective drive
Possible cause
closed
Defective cartridge
Wrong type of cartridge
Incorrect data format
Drive door not properly
closed
Cartridge write-protected Disable write protection
Defective cartridge
Wrong type of cartridge
Defective cartridge
Defective drive
RM400 C Models
Troubleshooting
Recommended solution
Try another disk
Check disk format:
UNIX format e.g. tar, cpio ...
DOS format e.g. dosdir a:
Format disk
Disable write protection
Try another disk
Use right type of disk
Use right device name
Inform SNI Service
Recommended solution
Close drive door
Try another cartridge
Use right type of cartridge
Select correct data format (e.g.
tar, cpio)
Close drive door
Try another cartridge
Use right type of cartridge
Try another cartridge
Inform SNI Service
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