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From: rr@dymaxion.ns.ca (Rod Regier)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Older SCSI devices on AXPs under OpenVMS6.2
Date: 17 Jan 96 19:57:55 AST
Organization: Dymaxion Research Limited, NS, Canada
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Distribution: world
Message-ID: <1996Jan17.195755.1@dymaxion.ns.ca>
References: <4dfrp7$kog@lion.embl-heidelberg.de>
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In article <4dfrp7$kog@lion.embl-heidelberg.de>, Paul Tucker <tucker> writes:
>   I have had many difficulties since our operating system changed
>   from OpenVMS 6.1 to 6.2. These difficulties are mainly and, for me,
>   most importantly related to SCSI devices.
> 
>   An exabyte drive (EXAbyte 8200) no longer works. The device is visible, 
>   but on mounting a tape the tape label is not found. On trying to read 
>   from a tape or initialize a tape a fatal drive error is reported.

[snip]

	EXB8200 transport configuration recommendation
	----------------------------------------------

Under OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 and above, the MX module
dip switches need to be set for SW 1,3 and 5 on, remainder
off to permit MOUNT and INIT commands to work.

***WARNING***

Two different sizes of small TORX drivers are needed
to easily gain access to the MX module.  It is plugged into
a mother board that runs along the bottom of the transport.

Exabyte holds the opinion that SW 1,2,3 and 5 on, remainder
off is a "better" set of values.  This is a currently
untested theory.

RR - 23-Nov-95




