A blinking red light means that something is very wrong with the tape drive. There are several possibilities, including electronic failure and power supply failure, but the most likely case is that the take-up leader has come unhooked. You'll have to remove the drive from the enclosure and look inside the drive to figure out where to go from here. Some questions whose answers will determine what you'll have to do to fix this: 1. Is there much tape wound around the take-up reel? (You can remove the metal cover over the takeup reel by taking off three screws.) 2. If the answer to "1" is "No", trace out the plastic leader from the take-up hub and figure out where it's going (or not going!) Replacement leaders are only a buck from DECDirect. 3. If the answer to "1" is "Yes", apply power to the drive and see if any tape motion takes place. If you're lucky, it'll rewind the tape back into the cartridge. If you're not lucky, you'll have manually wind the tape back in (or just pull it out and trash the tape.) -- Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/ 7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917 Bethesda, MD, USA 20817 Fax: 301-767-5927