Problems Using The Dds Tape Drive - HP C160 Owner's Manual

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Common Problems and Solutions

Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive

Table 14 describes a possible problem you may encounter using the DDS
tape drive and offers solutions.
Table 14 Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive
Problem
The DDS tape drive does
not respond to com-
mands.
If the problem persists, contact your system administrator or call your designated service
representative.
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Re-enter the commands and make sure that you have typed
them correctly.
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 System Ver-
ification Tests" in this chapter to verify that the tape drive is
functioning properly.
Solution