Hp Tape Diagnostic Tools
IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) v9.2 offers multiple functional capabilities that simplify the task of maintaining IBM tape products. The IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool incorporated the original “IBM Tapeutil” and offers a common interface on all platforms for the Tapeutil-interactive and -scripting. Running diagnostics on your tape drive using the TDTool. The TDTool is a Tandberg Data tape drive diagnostic tool. This tool will allow you to run various diagnostics on your tape drive to ensure that the tape drive is functioning properly.
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HP PC HARDWARE DIAGNOSTICS
A set of diagnostics tests that help identify potential hardware issues.
Preinstalled, easy to use, and they operate either independent of,
or within your operating system.
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How to Test Your HP Computer Hardware from Windows
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HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is a Windows-based utility that allows you to run diagnostic tests to determine if the computer hardware is functioning properly. The tool runs within the Windows operating system in order to diagnose hardware failures. HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows comes pre-installed on new HP computers, but if not on yours, download here: /epson-stylus-cx5500-scanner-driver-for-windows-10.html.
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Testing Your HP Computer Hardware
Beginning of dialog contentCloseDID RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULT IN A 24-DIGIT FAILURE ID CODE?
DOES YOUR COMPUTER MAKE BEEPING SOUNDS OR HAVE BLINKING LIGHTS ON BOOT-UP?
STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? HERE ARE SOME ADVANCED TOOLS:
REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS
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VISION DIAGNOSTICS
Its out of warranty, and I'm not sure if I should bother trying to get it fixed.
It does work, but very very slowly, and also only fits around 50% of its capacity onto a tape.
I have the report below, does anyone have a good idea on whether this is worth fixing?
version: V23.03.2012
Firmware rev W62D is up-to-date for Ultrium 4-SCSI as of Mon Oct 3 19:00:00 2011.
There were 19 rules and 131 subrules checked.
Device Analysis has checked the historical information and no problems were found.
Results of tests on this drive:
1.8 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 3018.0 MB Metres of tape used: 309.7 Data written per metre: 9.7 MB
Effective capacity: 53.8% Limit: 80.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 26.6% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -6.3%
2.1 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 3007.4 MB Metres of tape used: 338.3 Data written per metre: 8.9 MB
Effective capacity: 49.4% Limit: 80.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 35.0% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -39.8%
2.5 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 3021.1 MB Metres of tape used: 353.5 Data written per metre: 8.5 MB
Effective capacity: 46.1% Limit: 80.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 43.0% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -72.1%
2.8 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 3021.1 MB Metres of tape used: 366.4 Data written per metre: 8.2 MB
Effective capacity: 44.4% Limit: 80.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 47.6% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -90.4%
3.1 m/sec. tape speed:
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Data written: 3021.1 MB Metres of tape used: 376.3 Data written per metre: 8.0 MBEffective capacity: 43.1% Limit: 75.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 51.7% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -100.0%
3.5 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 2265.8 MB Metres of tape used: 294.2 Data written per metre: 7.7 MB
Effective capacity: 41.3% Limit: 75.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 38.1% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -52.5%
3.9 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 2264.3 MB Metres of tape used: 318.4 Data written per metre: 7.1 MB
Effective capacity: 38.3% Limit: 70.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 42.1% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -68.3%
4.2 m/sec. tape speed:
Data written: 2223.3 MB Metres of tape used: 342.5 Data written per metre: 6.5 MB
Effective capacity: 35.5% Limit: 70.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 46.3% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -85.2%
forward direction:
Data written: 9759.3 MB Metres of tape used: 1324.8 Data written per metre: 7.4 MB
Effective capacity: 40.0% Limit: 75.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 89.7% Limit: 25.0% Margin: -100.0%
reverse direction:
Data written: 12082.8 MB Metres of tape used: 1374.5 Data written per metre: 8.8 MB
Effective capacity: 48.3% Limit: 75.0% Margin: -100.0%
Channel variation: 1.8% Limit: 25.0% Margin: 92.8%
Overall drive margin: -100.0%
Worst-case margin (reverse direction): -100.0%