#Busy Toshiba Drives
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Any Toshiba CD-ROM users have a problem with the BUSY light coming on when
inserting the CD, and never going off?
I have four XM-3201B Toshiba's on an IBM SCSI controller.
Two out of four consistently fail with the BUSY light problem.
I have powered these units off, and let them cool down overnight. The
following morning, they work fine for a while.
The units don't seem warm to the touch, and have been positioned
horizontally and vertically, but the problem remains. Presently, they are
verticle with approx 2 inch separation.
You're making me nervous, I have one of these drives. I've never had a
problem with it. One thing comes to mind, are you running all these off
one PC power supply? Have you tried a different controller?
-Bill
I called Toshiba support, and they think my drives may need a thorough
cleaning. Seems the 3201 doesn't self-clean, the 3301 does. I am ordering
a cleaning kit, and I'll let you know what happens.
I do not think it's a controller problem, cuz I have two other Toshiba's
running fine on this same controller. I've narrowed it down to the drives
themselves, via swapping addresses and cables and etc.
Good luck Galen. I didn't read your message carefully enough, I have a
3301, I guess I don't have to worry about your problem. Can you expand on
the 'self-cleaning' feature of the newer drives?
-Bill