I had a tape error just last week. Tapes and drives are about 5 years old.
10079 08:52:11.45 STC06292 00000080 IOS000I
0121,2C,IOE,01,0600,,**,A00298,EXHPDM 504
504 00000080 0A4410D050405050 0001FF0000000000
030C003117335490 4B04E8205C5B2011
504 00000080 WRITE ERROR DETECTED
Cliff McNeill
>
> Good memory on the 3480 media. Many, many years ago, BASF had a problem with
> 3480 Tape Media cartridges. The company that I worked for at that time
> received a large batch of "bad" tapes in a shipment, causing us quite a few
> headaches. This was back around 1997/1998. Since then, I've used cartridge
> media of all densities and vendors, without experiencing any significant
> problems.
>
> Mike Spencer
>
> >
> > <snip>
> > I haven't seen a bona-fide tape I/O error since my shop installed 3480
> > drives, lo these many years ago. What's this guy smoking? Whatever it
> > is, I'm sure it's illegal! :-)
> >
> > Rick
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