"Steve" <krippner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1110819816.111858.222330
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Hey guys-
>
> I recently had a new toy fall into my lap, an IBM 9348-012 tape drive.
> I know this isn't a hardware group, but this thing is usually hooked
> either to RS/6000's or AS/400's, so perhaps you guys can help. I've
> been trying to get it to properly load ANY tape, and it just doesn't
> seem to do it correctly. Upon inserting the tape, it does its thing of
> getting the tape loaded onto the takeup reel, but then when I presume
> it should be fast-forwarding till it finds the BOT, it just spools
> forward for about half a second, and then chokes, saying there was a
> tape load error.

Try to clean the BOT/EOT sensors and the tape path. You'll need a cleaning
kit an the manual.




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