Wangtek Tape Drive TS/150 - Product Code XP43835
or 43833
See Also
IPB 4014 - IPB 4018 - IPB 4050
To help with the confusion over the various tape controller card
revisions, the following information will be of use:
Wangtek AT Controller revisions:
| Rev A |
Hole thru' style |
Requires modification to Rev C (Part No:
19808130) |
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Contact Network Si Group Spares Dept. |
| Rev C |
Hole thru' style |
DOS |
OK |
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Part No: 19808130 |
Xenix |
OK |
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| Rev A6 |
Surface mount style |
DOS |
OK |
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Xenix |
Requires patch XNX149 |
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| Rev C |
Surface mount style |
DOS |
OK |
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Part No: 14235521 |
Xenix |
Requires patch XNX149 |
Wangtek MCA Controller revisions:
| Rev A |
Hole thru' style |
DOS |
Problem - winds to end of tape and hangs |
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Full length card |
Xenix |
Problem - winds to end of tape and hangs |
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Network Si Group Spares Dept will exchange this |
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version card for a later version under the warranty terms |
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| Rev C |
Hole thru' style |
DOS |
Problem - winds to end of tape and hangs |
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Full length card |
Xenix |
Problem - winds to end of tape and hangs |
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Network Si Group Spares Dept will exchange this |
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version card for a later version under the warranty terms |
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| Rev F |
Hole thru' style |
DOS |
OK |
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Full length card |
Xenix |
OK |
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Part No: 14235621 |
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| Rev A |
Surface mount style |
DOS |
OK |
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Half length card |
Xenix |
Requires patch XNX166 |
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Part No: 19814530 |
Unix |
Requires patch UNX165 |
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| Rev C |
Surface mount style |
DOS |
OK |
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Half length card |
Xenix |
Requires patch XNX166 |
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Part No: 30205330 |
Unix |
Requires patch UNX165 |
The Xenix and Unix patches are currently available from Apricot
Technical Support bulletin board (AREA 39). We are hoping to be able to ship these with
the cards once approval has been gained from SCO.
As far as we are aware there are just two versions of tape drive out in
the field. There are no apparent issues with the earlier version of the drive, only with
the firmware on it. The fault symptoms of incorrect firmware in the earlier drive are:
- The system hanging at any point during a backup
- Not being able to selectively restore from a tape.
This firmware was located at IC U17 and the only version we can
recommend has the checksum 12CD. If you have any other version, i.e. FEE1, it should be
changed. The correct version can be obtained from Network Si Group, part number: 30199430.
The latest drive has an apparent reset problem which is being addressed
by Wangtek and tested by Network Si Group. The symptoms of this problem are that the tape
drive access LED comes on and stays on and the drive hangs. The firmware in the latest
drive is located in IC U41 and has the checksum 12CE. We have tested drives with this
version and have had reset problems. A later firmware revision is being tested. This later
drive has been shipped since April 1990.
Sytos Tape Software Versions:
| Version 3.00 EVA |
OK Doesn't support networks |
| Version 3.1 WKB |
OK |
| Version 3.11 WKB |
OK Current shipment |
| Version 3.1 ADC |
OK SCSI version |
Apart from the issue with the current build drive, we are
aware of a problem when running with Novell Netware in network mode. It must be used in
non network mode, and even then the files can only be copied using the file by file backup
option and the Novell system bindaries cannot be backed up. Sytron, the authors of SYTOS
are looking at this problem
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