RE: Magstar 3570 bypassing cells

Thanks, that is probably what happened. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rauterkus [mailto:ricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:18 AM
To: Burns, Bryan
Subject: Re: Magstar 3570 bypassing cells


Sounds to me like cell 4 was the last one used before cell 1 was
loaded in and the Reset sequence was never done to get it to start
over back at the beginning.


> No, they are not.

> Cartridges 2,3,4 aren't write protected are they?

> No BMRS here; drive is *AUTOMATIC mode.

> Is the the 3570 controlled by BRMS ? BRMS uses the oldest tape first. Was
> the
> drive in Library Mode  (RANDOM)?

>> MAPICS back up takes two cartridges. Loaded magazine with 10
>> cartridges for the week. Back up last night wrote to cartridge in
>> cell 1, and when full, unloaded it and loaded the next cartridge
>> from cell 5, bypassing the cartridges in cells 2, 3, and 4.


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