sneeky
06-03-2002, 03:12 PM
I have just bought a system with an onstream d130 tape drive fitted, i purchased a 30 gig tape, put it in and it ate it. Now i'm trying to repair it, am i p155ing in the wind ? can it be done ?:t
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ironik311
06-03-2002, 09:25 PM
Cheap and slow... I've read its fairly reliable if you don't mind doing the waiting, although you seem to have experienced difficulty. You might want to send it back to the manufacturer/retailer for a replacement if it is a dud drive... assuming it is under warranty I guess. Opening the case to fix the tangled tape will void the warranty and end up costing money anyway. Best to take it back to where you got it from.
If you've opened the casing to repair it I'm afraid I'm out of suggestions. I doubt there are many people around who've taken apart one of these things.
If you've opened the casing to repair it I'm afraid I'm out of suggestions. I doubt there are many people around who've taken apart one of these things.
sneeky
06-04-2002, 03:56 PM
Yes you are right, i have opened the cartridge to untangle the mess, but it was in such a bad way i don't no the correct direction the tape goes.
Any web sites to try?
Any web sites to try?
Peter M
06-04-2002, 05:14 PM
That's DI30 (letter I not number 1).
It isn't actually THAT slow (Travan tape drives are slower), and there is a twice as fast DI30-FAST version too.
The mechanical technology is the same mini-QIC stuff that's been around for ages.
If a drive despools tapes, then the optical tape end detection is usually dust covered, or the little prism on the tape media is.
Respooling a despooled tape is a bit of a fiddly job, but it can be done. Open the tape cartridge, be careful not to pull any rollers or the door off their axles. Rotate the empty spool to find the loose end on the other spool, keep rotating the empty spool while you thread the tape through its intended path and back onto the empty spool. Keep spooling tape onto the empty spool until you wound up :) with a series of small holes in the tape material. The tape end detection works by these holes. Wind up a dozen or more rotations. Then reassemble, and check by running a Retension job - AFTER cleaning the prism on the tape media and running the Onstream cleaning tape in the drive (or simply blowing into the open tape drive door - don't spit) to clean the tape end detection LED and mirror in the drive.
regards, Peter
It isn't actually THAT slow (Travan tape drives are slower), and there is a twice as fast DI30-FAST version too.
The mechanical technology is the same mini-QIC stuff that's been around for ages.
If a drive despools tapes, then the optical tape end detection is usually dust covered, or the little prism on the tape media is.
Respooling a despooled tape is a bit of a fiddly job, but it can be done. Open the tape cartridge, be careful not to pull any rollers or the door off their axles. Rotate the empty spool to find the loose end on the other spool, keep rotating the empty spool while you thread the tape through its intended path and back onto the empty spool. Keep spooling tape onto the empty spool until you wound up :) with a series of small holes in the tape material. The tape end detection works by these holes. Wind up a dozen or more rotations. Then reassemble, and check by running a Retension job - AFTER cleaning the prism on the tape media and running the Onstream cleaning tape in the drive (or simply blowing into the open tape drive door - don't spit) to clean the tape end detection LED and mirror in the drive.
regards, Peter
Peter M
06-04-2002, 05:16 PM
btw, unlike DAT these drives keep the tape entirely within the media cartridge. There should never be a tape mess inside. That'd have been a case for invoking the lifetime warranty on these media, but you've opened it already ...
regards, Peter
regards, Peter
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