On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Ron Farrer wrote: > Amy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Most likely you can just push the little lever down and remove the tape. > > It sounds like your tape leader (on the tape drive side) has come > > unattached. > > If your tape isn't tangled inside you should be able to pull the tape out > > easily. > > Ok, thanks. I got the tape out now, but the lights are still flashing. I > tried power cyclingit, but no diff. >
When you look in the drive, can you see the tape leader? There's a little prong it should be hooked onto. If not, the tape leader has slipped off and wound inside the drive. In that case you can either send it in for service, or take it apart and reattach the tape leader yourself. I do the latter as it's faster by weeks. You can modify the directions at http://www.sprague-europe.com/frame/tape.htm They're for putting in a whole new tape leader. Reattaching an existing tape leader is similar. If you have new tape leaders on hand I'd recommend putting in a new one - once they start slipping, it happens again and again. IME. -amy -- Amy Skowronek Solar Data Analysis Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
