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- From: sam@cs.stir.ac.uk (Sam Nelson (CO))
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Strategy for testing possible dud DDS drive wanted
- Message-ID: <BzB5sy.476@cs.stir.ac.uk>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 16:00:33 GMT
- Sender: sam@cs.stir.ac.uk (Sam Nelson (CO))
- Organization: Comp Sci Dept, University of Stirling, Scotland
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- I have two identical 9000/375 servers with identical 660S peripheral boxes in
- which are installed identical 1.3Gb DDS (or DAT, if you prefer) drives. One
- I use for regular backup/recovery, the other I no longer trust. I have
- anecdotal evidence to suggest that this second drive is capable of rendering
- write-protected tapes unreadable, and I certainly don't trust it for normal
- backup purposes. However, I have no real fault to report. Has anyone any
- suggestions for exercising a DDS drive in such a way as to bring out
- reading/writing faults? All my attempts either take ages (which isn't good
- for engineers visiting the site) or are inconclusive, or both.
-
- Sam.
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- Sam Nelson, Computer Officer, Comp Sci Dept, Stirling Univ, FK9 4LA, Scotland
- Tel: +44 786 467443 G3 Fax: +44 786 464551 Email: sam@cs.stir.ac.uk
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