[cctalk] @r.stricklin about VMS TK50 images

2024-02-23 Thread Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk
Hi, I tried several times to contact you directly via b...@typewriiten.org, but no success, so I'm trying it this way now: Could you please provide the images for the following software from your collection: - AQ-KZ18B-BE VAX/VMS V4.7A BIN TK50 - AQ-JG62A-BN MicroVMS V4.5 BIN TK50 - AQ-JT80A-B

[cctalk] Re: Overland Data Depot4 application

2024-02-23 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 2/23/24 20:32, steve shumaker via cctalk wrote: > Would you consider parting with it?  I've actually got the 1052S up and > working with the Depot4 software but I'm still looking for a 6250 unit. > Hi Steve, I might consider a trade, but to be perfectly frank, I don't think you'd like it. At

[cctalk] Re: Overland Data Depot4 application

2024-02-23 Thread steve shumaker via cctalk
Thanks for the comments and suggestions!  The issue turned out to be an ASPI config problem in the startup files. Depot4 fired right up once it saw the ASPI driver. Steve On 2/9/24 7:26 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: On 2/8/24 00:59, Nico de Jong via cctalk wrote: Maybe you dont know,

[cctalk] Re: Overland Data Depot4 application

2024-02-23 Thread steve shumaker via cctalk
Would you consider parting with it?  I've actually got the 1052S up and working with the Depot4 software but I'm still looking for a 6250 unit. Steve On 2/8/24 8:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 2/7/24 22:59, Nico de Jong via cctalk wrote: Maybe you dont know, but all the Qualstars I'v

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread Rick Bensene via cctalk
Just make sure when you torque the drive as mentioned that you rotate it in as close to the same axis of rotation as the platter(s) spin as possible, as any other direction of torque could cause the head(s) to impact the platter(s) with more energy than desirable, especially if the head(s) are p

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
I wonder if the XT2180 uses the same mech as the XT1140. That thing's initial seek would wake the dead.. --Chuck

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
It may be that the voice coil positioner is stuck due to some hardened grease. If that is the case, you could try holding the drive in your hand and flick your wrist hard several times to try to dislodge a possibly stuck voice coil. Alternatively you could flick the drive against something soft lik

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 19:01, r.stricklin via cctalk wrote: > voice coil positioner. Yikes, so that's an "open the lid" situation, bear? Any "how to" advise / docs / anecdotes out there as I begin searching?

[cctalk] Re: RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread r.stricklin via cctalk
> On Feb 23, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk > wrote: > > Would anyone here know enough about these disks to venture a guess at where > to begin troubleshooting this? voice coil positioner. ok bear.

[cctalk] RD54 Maxtor XT-2190 w/one long meep

2024-02-23 Thread Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
Hi! Remember the blearrt-meelrp sounding seek oscillation noise that the RD54 makes when you turn it on -- after it spins up, unlatches and loads the heads? Well, I took a chance on an el-(c)heapo ePay special RD54 that does all these things perfectly up until the seek oscillation thing a