Hi all, I thought I have a working Kennedy 9100 open reel tape drive ... I copied files to the tape and could .DIR them. The next day it did not work. Today Edward came for a visit, and I demonstrated the tape drive to show how it fails. But now it did work again, though it was 100% successful. Edward checked the card cage inside of the Kennedy 9100 drive. Two boards are probably missing, and it makes sense *if* the tape was one of several in a chain, because missing are slot #3: "data terminator" and slot 8: "control terminator". So, in a multi-drive setup, I assume these two terminator boards go in the last drive. In a single drive setup, these boards should be in that drive. Is this correct? If so, can somebody help me find these two cards ...? thanks, - Henk. This message and attachment(s) are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or agent thereof responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone and with a "reply" message. Thank you for your cooperation.