oslomike Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows if it works to repair a leader pin on an LTO-5 tape and still have it readable by Retrospect? The leader pin repair kit states that the first meter of tape is just leader. If I cut off a few centimeters of tape at the end, will I cut off data? Could there be internal damage to the cartridge that I can't see? thanks mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 If the leader pin is damaged, the cartridge is presumably not usable as is. Seems to me you have nothing to lose by attempting to fix it. Are you sure that the pin is actually damaged? We have dropped a few LTO cartridges in our time, which has resulted in the pin being dislodged and jamming. By carefully loosening the case screws, we were able to get the pin back in its proper place so we could continue to use the cartridge. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oslomike Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I had an LTO-5 drive sheer off the leader pin so it's definitely gone. There might also be some damage to the tape itself but I'll try to re-pin it. I was mostly concerned about how much leader retrospect or the drive puts on a tape before writing data. Anyone know? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I don't know the answer to that question. The tapes do contain header information that could be pretty early on the tape. If you continue to have trouble, contact Drive Savers. They may be able to help with rebuilding the tape headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oslomike Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ok. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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