From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Oct 5 09:50:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA08926 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:50:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from animaniacs.itribe.net (gatekeeper.itribe.net [209.49.144.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA07834 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:47:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jamie@itribe.net) Received: from localhost (jamie@localhost) by animaniacs.itribe.net (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id MAA21040; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:46:27 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:46:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden To: Duncan Barclay cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Duncan Barclay wrote: > 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!) Got a model # on the chassis anywhere? I have an 8505 with similar features, which is actually a Contemporary Cybernetics chassis built around an exabyte mechanism. Jamie Bowden -- Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message