[Tfug] DLT4000's

[Bexley Hall]

WorldCare has some DLT4000's in Dell "PowerVault 110T"
cases (black on black).  They are full-height.
Cosmetically, they are in great shape.

These are 20/40G transports.  The cases are terminated
in a pair of Centronics-50 connectors (i.e., what is
often bogusly called "SCSI-1").

Unfortunately, a lack of media makes testing
problematic!

And, xTalk's results are suspicious (e.g., note the
POH field in contrast with the other parameters):


xTalk Version 5.5.0
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Start: 05/08/2007 23:45:12
Device: Quantum DLT4000 CX926R1184 0:6:1 

Display_Drive_Information
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Drive Information Report
	Drive Serial Number ------- : CX926R1184
	Device Type --------------- : Tape
	ANSI Version -------------- : SPC-2
	Media Changer Present ----- : No
	SftRe --------------------- : No
	Tagged Command Queuing ---- : No
	Linked Commands Support --- : Yes
	Synchronous Data Transfers  : Yes
	16-bit Data Transfer ------ : No
	32-bit Data Transfer ------ : No
	Relative Addressing ------- : No
	Vendor  ID ---------------- : Quantum 
	Product ID ---------------- : DLT4000         
	Product Revision Level ---- : D782
	Product Family ------------ : 20.0 / 40.0 GB
	Released Firmware --------- : Released Code  Vxxx
	Firmware Major Version ---- : 130
	Firmware Minor Version ---- : 0
	EEPROM Fmt Major Version -- : 4
	EEPROM Fmt Minor Version -- : 51
	Firmware Personality ------ : 4
	Firmware SubPersonality --- : 1
	TapeDir Format Version ---- : 0
	Controller HW Version ----- : 9
	Drive EEPROM Version ------ : 14
	Drive HW Version ---------- : 9
	Media Loader FW Version --- : 0
	Media Loader HW Version --- : 0
	Media Loader Mech Version - : 0
	Loader Present ------------ : No
	Library Present ----------- : No
	Module Revision ----------- : B001
	Servo FW Checksum --------- : 000071D2h
	Servo EEPROM Checksum ----- : 0000FA6Dh
	Controller FW Checksum ---- : 63B6A4FDh
	Controller FW Build Date -- :  8-JAN-1999 13:45:42
	Power On Hours ------------ : 17295
	Tape Motion Hours --------- : 0
	# of Tape Loads ----------- : 300
	MB Written ---------------- : 0
	MB Read ------------------- : 0
Report Complete
 
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Finish: 05/08/2007 23:45:12
Elapsed Time: 00:00:0.63
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*Really* hard to believe it wasn't used AT ALL in
2 *years*!  :<   (Maybe the owner just had some
perverse "tape loading" fetish??  :-/ )

So, "as is", the drives are being sold for $10/each.
Heck, the enclosure alone is worth considerably more
than that!  :>

Caveat Emptor.

--don




       
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