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Tape device recognized only temporarily

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jcrapps

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Oct 26, 2001
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Hello All,

I have a Windows Server 2003 machine that has a tape storage drive installed. The problem is, with Backup Exec it frequently shows as "Offline." After further inspection, I have noticed that the device "Tape Drives" does not show up in Device Manager. Only after I scan for hardware changes do I see it reappear. After this, I'm able to change the status of the tape drive to "Online." This is annoying because I'm having to do this every other week. I have tried changing the driver for the device, but it hasn't fixed the issue. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?

Thank you!
 
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