CompuServe Thread

Tandberg 3600 Tape

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#144943From: Kevin SangwellMay 11, 1994 2:58 PM
Norm, I've just got the Tandberg 3660 drive and installed it as an external SCSI device off a GVP A1291 SCSI adaptor but am having problems getting software to talk to it. Can you provide me with the following info: What are your jumper settings on the back? What software and drivers are you using to backup to tape? Thanks in advance 🙂 Kevin 68030/40 A1200… On AutoPilot from Surrey in the UK
#145024From: Norm MillerMay 11, 1994 9:22 PM
Kevin: Make sure you have the SCSI bus terminated. I had problems with my tape drive when the bus was not terminated. My drive does not have any place to put the terminators so I installed it in the middle of the SCSI chain and terminated the last drive, A CD ROM, in the chain. Any SCSI snooper utility should be able to find the drive on the bus. On my drive all Jumpers are marked. From left to right there are 6 jumpers. The left two are test connectors, the next is a parity enable and the last three are the SCSI ID. I left all jumpers open except jumper 5. Jumpers 4, 5 and 6 are the only ones that should be used depending on what SCSI ID # you want to use. I used an ICD Advantage 2000 SCSI controller in my A4000 with the Tape and a CD ROM drive. No special drivers should be needed. I used QUARTERBACK to back files up to the tape. Norm From Connecticut >>>>On AUTOPILOT…..
#145890From: Kevin SangwellMay 15, 1994 4:20 PM
Norm, Thanks for the info, I am beginning to think it's the software thats at fault and not the drive as I can see the drive on the SCSI chain (I had to short the parity jumper to get my GVP SCSI I/F to see the drive) as well as a CD-ROM, I've tried another drive however I couldn't get this one to even be visible on the SCSI chain! Thanks for the advice, I'll try another few avenues 😉 Kevin 68030/40 A1200… On AutoPilot from Surrey in the UK