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- From: allen.edwards@spacebbs.com (Allen Edwards)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: COLORADO 250 JUMBO TAPE
- Message-ID: <32199.806.uupcb@spacebbs.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 07:52:00 GMT
- Reply-To: allen.edwards@spacebbs.com (Allen Edwards)
- Organization: SPACE BBS - Menlo Park, CA - 10 Lines + 4gB - 415-323-4193
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- Well, I am still having problems with the Colorado Tape Drive Jumbo 250.
- It will go 50% on the Format (which is the format part) and then does a
- read-rewind-reread endless re-try on the second half of format (the
- verify part). I understand that it should be a smooth continuous
- operation. I have tried 4 tapes, 2 drives, 2 IDE controlers (different
- chip sets) and 2 cables. After 1 hour on the phone with CMS, they told
- me to buy a $135.00 tape controller card. I have also turned off LIM
- 4.0 and turned off concurrent DMA operation. The computer is a clone
- 33 MHz 486, 2 floppies, 350 M in 2 hard drives, 8M memory. All the
- other cards have been pulled out in the troubleshooting and I have tried
- to boot from a clean boot disk, with turbo off. Also, have tried both
- TAPE and CPBACKUP.
-
- My question is: CAN SONEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!???
-
- Thanks, Allen
-
- PS tape units and tapes were new and of approved brands.
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