[Info-vax] MicroVAX/VMS newbie, couple of questions

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Tone007 wrote:
> The system has a TK70 tape drive and one hard drive, and it is on the
> network via Ethernet.  Not sure if the tape drive is working or not,
> the orange LED flashes for a bit on power up but eventually all three
> LEDs begin flashing constantly and stay that way while the system is
> in operation.  I have no tapes to try the drive with unfortunately.
> 
> I figured a newer OS would be the way to go, I guess I'll have to keep
> my eyes open.
> 
> Thanks.

ISTR that all lights flashing on a DLT drive means that there is a 
hardware problem.  I think it has something to do with a broken or 
misconfigured "leader" that's supposed to hook up with the tape in your 
cartridge.