Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
A400: Read Error
176 SuperLoader User’s Guide
• A501: SDLT Hard Write Error on page 203
• A502: SDLT Loader Communication Error
on page 205
• A503: SDLT Drive-Servo Error
on page 206
• A507/A508: Directory Read Failure/Directory Write Failure
on
page 212
A400: Read Error 5
Read Error is a recorded event indication that the tape drive detected a
condition in which the drive was not successfully able to read the data
from a particular location on the media.
Figure 106 Read
Error Block Descriptor
Long
Word
Byte 03 Byte 02 Byte 01 Byte 00
1
(MSB) Media ID
2
Media ID (LDB)
3
Media Format
4
Track
5
Physical Block Number on Track
6-17