[Info-vax] Change of tape drive causing SCSI bus errors on AlphaServer DS20E

Scott Dorsey kludge at panix.com
Fri Oct 9 13:00:08 EDT 2020


Jeremy Begg  <jeremy at vsm.com.au> wrote:
>This started happening when the old tape drive (MKE400) was removed and the new
>drive (MKE500) was connected in its place.  I am assured the SCSI terminator is
>in place.  (But due to COVID-19 lockdown it's very difficult to get this double-
>checked.)  There is no other device on that SCSI bus.

How many SCSI terminators are in place?  Does the drive have internal 
termination?  Is there a bunch of cable lying loose after the terminator?

Have they swapped cables yet?
--scott

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