IMPORTANT NOTE:
AFTER THE INSTALLATION, A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WILL BE
REQUIRED BY USERS OF DOS VERSIONS OF THE "SYTOS PLUS" * DEVICE DRIVER. OMISSION
OF THIS REQUIRED UPGRADE WILL RESULT IN OPERATIONAL FAILURES ONCE THIS
NEW MICRO CODE IS INSTALLED. DO NOT INSTALL UNTIL THE REQUIRED
SYTOS UPGRADE IS ON HAND AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION.
PHYSICAL
CHECK:
MOST OF THE AFFECTED DRIVES WERE INSTALLED IN 3532-023 EXTERNAL
SCSI TAPE DRIVES. A VERY SMALL QUANTITY (APPROX. 40) OF THE AFFECTED
TAPE DRIVES MAY BE INSTALLED INTERNALLY IN 8595'S AND 3511 SCSI
ENCLOSURES (OPTION 6451121, 2.3GB SCSI TAPE DRIVE). THE AFFECTED EPROM
MODULE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE "MX BOARD" INSIDE THE TAPE DRIVE, MAY BE
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY, "262S, P/N21F8723," ON THE LABEL ATTACHED TO
THE MODULE. IF ANY OTHER LABEL IS FOUND ON THIS MODULE, THIS IS NOT
APPLICABLE.
8595 AND 3511 MACHINE TYPES:
IF THE LABEL ON THE TOP OF
THE TAPE DRIVE (ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF THE INSPECTION WINDOW) IS
P/N21F8641, EC894913, THIS IS APPLICABLE AND THE MICROCODE SHOULD BE INSTALLED.
MACHINE
TYPE 3532:
THE 3532-023 SCSI TAPE DRIVES WITH FAULTY MICROCODE ARE
CONFINED TO MACHINE SERIAL NUMBERS 2602533 THROUGH 2603446. NOT ALL OF
THE 3532'S WITHIN THIS SERIAL NUMBER RANGE WILL REQUIRE THIS ECA, AS SOME
WERE UPGRADED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. THE PHYSICAL CHECK WILL REQUIRE REMOVING
THE 3532 COVERS TO ACCESS THE REAR OF THE TAPE DRIVE. IF THE LABEL
LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR OF THE TAPE DRIVE SHOWS P/N21F8716,
EC894908, THIS ECA SHOULD BE INSTALLED. THIS ECA IS NOT APPLICABLE TO
ANY OTHER PART NUMBER OR EC LEVEL.
CONCURRENT:
BE
ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS MICRO CODE
PROBLEM, A CONFLICT WITH THE DOS VERSION OF THE "SYTOS PLUS FILE BACKUP
MANAGER" HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. ERRORS E130, E21 AND W32 ARE DISPLAYED
WHEN RUNNING "SYTOS PLUS" WITH THE NEW VERSION (263X) MICRO CODE. NONE
OF THESE ERRORS OR WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE
MICRO CODE. IN BACKUP DEVICE SETUP: EDIT, AFTER SELECTING OK, W32 IS
DISPLAYED. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF MICRO CODE
(262S) IN THIS DRIVE. TO RESOLVE THIS CONFLICT, "SYTOS PLUS" MUST BE
UPGRADED FROM SPED-130IBA-927 TO SPED-130IBB-927. A DEALER CAN OBTAIN
THE UPGRADE FROM SYTRON CORP.
DETAIL:
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TAPE DRIVES
WERE SHIPPED WITH A VERSION OF MICRO CODE WHICH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
COULD ALLOW A DATA BLOCK TO BE OVERWRITTEN ERRONEOUSLY, THEREBY CAUSING
LOST DATA. APPLICATIONS THAT RE-WRITE SELECTIVE
PORTIONS OF A PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN TAPE, THE TAPE COULD BECOME UNREADABLE.
IF PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN TAPES ARE APPENDED, DATA COULD BE OVER-WRITTEN.
FRU P/N21F8792 PROVIDES A BILL OF MATERIAL (B/M) WHICH INCLUDES AN
UP-LEVEL EPROM, TORX T-8 AND T-10 WRENCHES, DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND
UPGRADE IDENTIFICATION LABELS.
ORDER THE REQUIRED BILL OF MATERIAL, FRU P/N21F8792 REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SYTRON CORPORATION