Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:49:36 +0100 From: Arne Norre Ekstroem <aneks@kom.auc.dk> To: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Jazzm Message-ID: <E0xxTBg-0003rD-00@opel.kom.auc.dk> In-Reply-To: <199801271755.LAA06097@damon.com> References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980127020416.12464A-100000@lithium.elemental.org> <199801271755.LAA06097@damon.com>
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>>>>> "Damon" == Damon Permezel <dap@damon.com> writes: Damon> Is anyone else having reliability problems with Jazz? I had to Damon> sent the first 3 back before I got one which would not eat the Damon> disk and refuse to eject it. Damon> Each time you send the drive back, including the disc, you lose Damon> the disc, donating its contents to whoever gets to liberate it. Damon> My current drive works ok, but now I am having some of my media Damon> start to die. Damon> When inserted, the drive makes horrible sounds for a while, then Damon> subsides, but the media is unreadable. It rejects mode sense. Damon> When I use the Adaptec 2940 low level formatter, it usually fails Damon> with a media error. Once (different Adaptec adapter, different Damon> firmware) it formatted all the way thru, and verified, but once I Damon> moved it back, it died. Damon> This was "used once or twice" media. My other media still works, Damon> so far.... I have dedicated 2940 adapters for externally Damon> connected narrow devices, and I never connect more than one Damon> device at a time, on a 3' cable, and yes, I understand the need Damon> for correct termination. Damon> My general impression, though, is that this is not anything I Damon> want to consider for archive, or backup, or even casual use. Damon> Are others having similar experiences? Yep, I have a Jaz drive at the office, and one at home. 100% of the media I have ever bought have wound up being defective :-( The problem is that I don't know which drive is trashing the discs. I hate to think about the things on which I could have spent my money if I hadn't bought the drive (and controller)... \Arnehome | help
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