Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 20:57:30 +0100 (BST) From: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Exabyte 8200 Message-ID: <XFMail.981001205730.dmlb@computer.my.domain>
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Hi I've have just picked up a Exabyte 8200 from a fire sale at work (almost free). This appears to be fine for use at home and as something is better than nothing when it comes to backups. I wonder if anyone can help me out on working out how to use it/point me to manuals? It seems to be working, although I haven't got any tapes in it yet, it probes fine etc. The model I have has an LCD panel over the drive door. When the drive powers up it asks me to select a compression mode, there is a small round button on the LCD which toggles a little "C" on the LCD, next to a "2". There is also an extra card plugged into the SCSI connector which I think controls the LCD. This model doesn'y seem to be a standard Exabyte model and markings on the chassis don't tell me much. I'm going to try and get manuals from work (but they may be in the bin...) Any suggestions as to which brands of tape are good/bad etc. I only need to back up a few hundred meg. on it at home (everything else is on CDs or CVSup!) Duncan --- ________________________________________________________________________ Duncan Barclay | God smiles upon the little children, dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk | the alcoholics, and the permanently stoned. ________________________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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