ptochman Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 I am running Retrospect 4.0 on a G4 tower with OS 9.0.4 and just replaced my Sony SDT-7000 in an APS external case with a SDT-9000 and am now getting quite a few 206 errors during backup. This is the first backup I have attempted since the replacement and have received 3 so far without completing the backup. Nothing else is new. Any ideas why? Thanks, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Have you tried different media? (you say nothing else is new - try a new tape - they do wear out). Have you run the Sony tape diagnostic? Have you tried a cleanng cartridge? Have you tried updating Retrospect to 4.2 or 4.3? That's a pretty old version you are running. Have you tried updating Mac OS to 9.1? The older Retrospect updates are here: Older Retrospect updates russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptochman Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I have been using brand new tapes, appending to the backup. Sony is not offering the tape diagnostic program for OS 9. Ran a cleaning cartridge a few times. Brand new drive shouldn't need cleaning? Don't want to update Retrospect or the OS right now. I found this other post that makes me think I have a SCSI issue: http://forums.dantz.com/ubbthreads/showf...rt=all&vc=1 Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Have you checked the firmware version on your SDT-9000? When we purchased a Sony DAT a while back, it had out of date firmware when received. See: SDT-9000 support page It might not be a bad idea to try the Sony diagnostic on a supported machine (Windows or OS X). You might have a bad drive. I assume you've got all the right cables, terminators, etc. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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