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Below are the error messages I got each time I swapped the tape to a different 9840C drive. I finally gave up. I am sending the tape to STK to be repaired as I have done 4 other tapes with the same/similar problem. Any insight would be very helpful. And yes we use Vol-Safe; also which is another problem. I will review the below info you sent. Thanks ERROR IOS000I 0447,62,IOE,27,0E00,,**,R00760,NFLDT10 180 084010D050105350 0127FF0000000000 0311003CD5355B90 4104230230741010 READ ERROR DETECTED IEC147I 613-04,IFG0195B,NFLDT10,STEP0020,TAPE#,0447,R00760,FDRABR.VDEV A31.B105192A IOS000I 0447,62,IOE,02,0600,,**,R00760,NFLDT10 533 084010D050105350 3302FF0000000000 031100379B355B90 4104230230741010 READ ERROR DETECTED IOS000I 0447,62,IOE,27,0E00,,**,R00760,NFLDT10 981 084010D050105350 0127FF0000000000 0311003CDD355B90 4104230230741010 READ ERROR DETECTED SWAP TO 442 0442 3590 A SYSA NF692LDT 009A R00760 PRIV/RSERV SYSB, SYSC IOS000I 0442,54,IOE,4F,0600,,**,R00760,*MASTER* 312 084010D050105350 014FFF0000000000 03110037F4355B90 4104230227281010 READ ERROR DETECTED 0442 3590 A SYSA NF692LDT 009A R00760 PRIV/RSERV SYSB, SYSC SWAP TO 444 IOS000I 0444,56,IOE,4F,0600,,**,R00760,*MASTER* 513 084010D050105350 014FFF0000000000 03110037F4355B90 4104230214631010 READ ERROR DETECTED SWAP TO 445 IOS000I 0445,6D,IOE,4F,0600,,**,R00760,*MASTER* 629 084010D050105350 014FFF0000000000 03110037F4355B90 4104230230941010 READ ERROR DETECTED Got the below message each time I swapped the tape to a new drive IEF196I IGF503I ERROR ON 0445, SELECT NEW DEVICE IGF503I ERROR ON 0445, SELECT NEW DEVICE SMC0108 NO COMPATIBLE DRIVE FOUND FOR SWAP PROCESSING IEF196I IGF509I SWAP 0445 - I/O ERROR *IGF509I SWAP 0445 - I/O ERROR IEF196I 3 IGF509D REPLY DEVICE, OR 'NO' *0143 IGF509D REPLY DEVICE, OR 'NO' Job canceled CANCEL NF692LDT,A=009A IEE301I NF692LDT CANCEL COMMAND ACCEPTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html