RE: VXA tape trouble and warning

2001-03-08 Thread Frank Saab
Recently, there was a post on this list about loss of data with VXA drives if the power is cycled while a tape is in the drive. Some of the statements in that post were incorrect. One very important correction: VXA tape drives DO have the capability to recover data after a power loss. This is

Re: VXA tape trouble and warning

2001-03-02 Thread Todd Williams
I've reset DDS-* drives by holding down the eject button for 5 seconds to soft reset the device. Can the same be accomplished on these drives It might save your tapes. I am having troubles with my VXA tapes and thought I'd pass on some signs, symptoms and a warning. The warning: Don't