[1231] in SIPB-AFS-requests
Re: 8mm tape drive failing; AFS backup was not done
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard J. Barbalace)
Wed Feb 2 12:56:42 1994
To: mhpower@MIT.EDU
Cc: sipb-afsreq@MIT.EDU, mhbraun@MIT.EDU, sipb-staff@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 02 Feb 94 03:55:52 -0500.
<9402020855.AA01443@hodge.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 12:54:39 EST
From: "Richard J. Barbalace" <rjbarbal@MIT.EDU>
> It wasn't clear to me how exactly to use the cleaning tape, since the
> instructions talk about "play" and "stop" buttons, which we don't
> have. If the tape is inserted, it will stay in for a little while
> (about 20 seconds) and then eject. I was hoping that that did the
> cleaning. Also, the directions say not to rewind, and I don't know if
> that's possible with our tape drive.
The cleaning tapes we used in the past were simply inserted into the
drive, cleaned the heads for 20-30 seconds, and then automatically
ejected. So, it sounds like you used it properly. Unless the drive
rewinded it, that is. If the drive rewinds the tape, the next time
you try using it you will be reusing the dirtied portion, which won't
help; no cleaning tape will be usable more than once if the drive
always rewinds tapes. Did it look rewinded?
