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Troubleshooting Tape Backup Drives
Backup devices such as tape drives are what we depend on to store copies of our important files in the event of a disaster. But tape units themselves can experience problems, ranging from bad power cables, to failed internal circuitry, to problems working with the operating system. These tutorials talk about how to troubleshoot such problems.

  Tutorials
  No Tape In Drive Error
  Head Reference Error
  Slow Backup
  SCSI Issues
  SCSI Bus Time Out
  Tape Won't Come Out
  Decreased Tape Capacity
  Older Drives Not Detected
  No Power Light (LED)
  Tape Not Recognized
  Flashing LED Display
  Can't Insert Cartridge
  Divide Errors Trying to Use
  Checking Tape Read Errors
  Checking Tape Write Errors
  Wrong Tape for Drive
  Old or Broken Tape
  Drive Not Recognized
  Clean the Tape Drive
  Backup Won't Run
  External Tape Drives
  External Drive Not Detected
  Internal Hardware Failure
  Tape Not Formatted Error
  Tape Drive Not Detected, DOS