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recalibrate throuhg L&TT...make sure the back up software driver is on the drive and not the HP driver....make sure Removable storage is disabled. stop the back up software servies and flash the firmware and then recalibrate....run device analysis and the read/write test...if you want to...

make sure of a couple things 1) the driver on the tape dirve is the veritas driver 2) removable storage is disabled 3) flash the firmware 4) set compression to OFF on the drive and ON for the back up software 5) check in the SCSI bios that the transfer rate isnt set to high or to low and in...

Flash the firmware on it with Library and tape tools. Sounds like the firmware may be outdated or corrupt...go to www.hp.com/support/tapetools and download the free utility...likely will fix the problem and you can additionally run some tests on it....hate to see you throw it out before we can...

awesome replies to these threads guys!!! If anyone has any drives that are non functioing and you want to get rid of them for spare parts just let me know...I'd be interested in some...

Sounds like the firmware on the drive needs to be flashed or updated. Go to www.hp.com/support/tapetools and download the free hP utility Library and Tape Tools and install. Stop your back up software services and make sure that removable storage is disabled in Services....then load the...

another thing to consider is going to an autoloader. DAT drives are fine but you are way past that now. If you have the capacity, I would recommend going to an autolaoder, perhaps the 1/8 Ultrium 460 from HP. Its a great loader with limited issues. The function of it is very simple and...

Download Library and Tape tools from HP and see if it recognizes the drive. If it does not then you will have to call HP to have them walk you through the process of clearing the admin password. You wont find that process on the net as it is HP confidential. Good luck :)

Most people dont even use the barcode labelling system. It can be a nightmare and they will peel off no matter where they are. The LTO is a fantastic unit and aside from the odd barcode label problem, they are very dependable and I highly recommend them.

EBay would be your best bet...considering Dat 8's can be had for next to nothing, i'm not sure what you would even get for it. YArd Sale may be the better route to go. Error 36 is an internal drive error. Hope this helps! :)

Vogon corporation is a good data recovery place to go toif the data is crucial. As you had mentioned, HP does not support the Colorado drive any longer and it is getting more and more difficult to find anything for it. HP does have a technical forum for COlorado and Travan drives that you can...

First off, run the Library and Tape tools utility and flash the firmware. If you do not have the utility it is available for free at the HP site. Run a device analysis test and a connectivity test and then follow it with a read/write test. If all those pass then do a small backup job to...

Interesting that flashing the firmware didnt work. Generally in most cases if you flash the firmware and then go into the Library and tape tools and do device analysis and then a Read/Write test it can solve the problem. My advice would be to update your backup software application drivers...