10 Jul
1999
10 Jul
'99
12:01 p.m.
I started to create a standalone backup this morning
aand have a =
problem. The backup process aborted because of a problem with the tape =
drive. The drive is now sitting there with all three lights flashing. =
If I press the 'unload' button all of the lights come on stadily for =
some time and then start flashing again. =20
Any suggestions as to what might be wrong, or at least how to diagnose =
the problem?
Is this a TZK50 tape drive, or a TZ30 tape drive, or something else?
In any event, assuming a TKZ50 or a TZ30, this is often caused
by the leader coming unhooked from the plastic take-up strip. Sometimes
what you've gotta do is manually unload the tape. Let us know which
tape drive is connected and we'll give you some help.
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