Turns out spending the $89 for a single incident support call got me the latest
version of the software I thought I was already running. Newer drives like
the DLT8000
may need a newer revision. So, although I checked the compatibility list
for 8.0 when buying a new drive, I didn't realize I needed to make a call
and get a newer build of that version. 8.0 isn't really 8.0 I guess.

"Lynnette Ponton" wrote:
>
>I've been working on upgraded hardware for summer (after a new fiscal year,
>of course), but as Murphy's law would have it, my Back Up drive (HP dat
Autoloader)
>died prematurely.
>
>Since my plans included upgrading BE, NetWare and hardware, I looked at
compatibility
>lists for the best drive I could get that were on both 8.0 and 9.0 lists.
> I came up with the Quantum DLT 8000.
>
>I'm attaching it to an Adaptec 2940UW SCSI card. The same card I had the
>HP Autoloader on. Although there is another SCSI controller on the motherboard
>of this server, this is the only device on this controller.
>
>The BIOS startup and DOS both clearly show the drive. BEDIAG /S /C shows
>the drive as well. When I load BKUPEXEC, however, I get the message, "The
>device driver load was unsuccessful."
>
>I've tried tweaking the SCSI settings, setting termination to low on/high
>on, turning off sync and wide negotiations. All in small increments so
I've
>tested various combinations.
>
>Obvioulsy, things are getting desperate. That's the nature of back ups...
> Any thoughts and ideas at this point would be most welcome. THanks in
advance.
>
>Lynnette Ponton
>Network Manager
>UW-Milwaukee Libraries
>Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>lmp@gml.lib.uwm.edu