IBM 3592 Maintenance Information page 255

1. Load a CE scratch tape into the 3592 drive.
Attention: This test overwrites any
data or label that exists on the tape
cartridge.
2. Type ntutil.
3. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 1 to
open the device.
4. At the Enter Device Special File Name:
prompt, type tape0 (or the actual device
special file for your device).
5. At the Select Mode (1=read-write, 2=read,
3=write, 4=append): prompt, type 1. The
Device Opened response is displayed.
6. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 49 to
receive the device inquiry data. Valid data that
indicates the device is a 3592 is displayed.
7. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 39 to
verify the device test-unit is ready.
8. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 23 to
run write verification.
9. At the Enter Block Size: prompt, type 1024.
10. At the Enter Blocking Factor: prompt, type
256.
11. At the Enter Megabytes to Write: prompt,
type 10.
12. At the Enter Pattern File Name: prompt, press
Enter.
13. At the Enter Random Seed: prompt, type 0.
The PC writes data to the tape and status
displays.
14. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 31 to
rewind the tape.
15. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 22 to
run read verification.
16. At the Enter Block Size: prompt, type 1024.
17. At the Enter Blocking Factor: prompt, type
256.
18. At the Enter Megabytes to Write: prompt,
type 10. Data is read from the tape and status
displays.
19. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 31 to
rewind the tape.
20. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 2 to
close the device. The Device closed response
is displayed.
21. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select Q to
exit the tapetest program.
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