He shoots... he scores!

[John Lawson]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Jay West wrote:

> Just obtained an M4 Data tape drive, model 9914 (800/1600/3200/6250)... 
> just pulled from working service...desktop enclosure...  $50 bucks :)


   Wow - I paid $400 for mine, and was happy to get it!


>
> I believe it's Differential, not single ended. I haven't kept up with PC 
> technology (hooking this to a PC). Is this older Differential the same 
> as LVD? I believe it had a centronics 50 pin connector labeled 
> "differential". I'm wondering what SCSI card I can use with this... 
> Adaptec 2940?


    Mine runs with the Adaptec 14- mumblemumble on this laptop with a copy 
of Novastore - reads and writes tapes just fine, but I have it mainly 
connected to the SCSI port on my VaxStation 3100 - and it mounts, reads, 
and writes just fine under VMS 7.1.

  Mine has a sticky hub-lock solenoid - at the beginning of a session I 
have to lift up the deck and give it a tweak - then it's good for the rest 
of the time.  I've lubed it and taken it apart (and the damn hub, too!) 
and put it all back - same thing - so I just do the workaround and all is 
well.

   Let me know if I can help out with this - IIRC, I have the service and 
operator's manual on .pdf somewhere...


   Cheers

John