2 Dec
2002
2 Dec
'02
8:22 p.m.
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Christopher McNabb wrote:
I just received an RL02K-DC disk cartridge that I won
on Ebay. It looks
the same as all my other cartridges, and the shock indicator is still
white.
Not been used as a Frisbee, then.... this is good.
When I put the cartridge in either of my drives, it spins up for a while
then the fault light comes on. This does not happen with any of the
other RL02 cartridges I have.
How long is a 'while'?
Is a 'while' the same each time, or is it a variable amount of 'while'?
Do your working disks function subsequently in the same drives, AFTER
you try the bad one?
Is there info on the disk you want, or just the platter itself? If the
latter case, is there enough time to INIT it before it faults?
What machine model and hardware config are you using? What OS and
version are you running? Do you have the DEC diagnostics?
I can see no difference between this cartridge and any
of the others,
and it seems to take no less force to turn by hand.
Irrelevant and potentially dangerous test - Dont Do This!! The RL02
will tell you if there is something wrong with the disk, as it seems to be
doing now.
Do you know how to clean the heads on your drives? Even a minor
headcrash leaves gunk on the head surfaces, and renders the disk platter
itself unusable in most cases... be careful!
I'm sure that others will also amplify these questions before any
intelligent reaponse can be given. In the meantime, I'd suggest not
trying to re-run the offending disk until this gets sorted out.
Cheers
John
PS: How much didja pay for it? Just curious...