>The tape is in the drive and as I said, the unload button ignores me and I
>>can't eject the tape so I suppose I will have to take it to bits?
>
>Any advice is of course welcome especially as the machine is technically
>'on >loan' from my employers.
>
>Regards
>Pete
Um, at this poing I'm forced to ask something that is probably quite
stupid. You do realize that the little lever on the bottom is what
actually kicks the tape out of the drive. The unload butten simple tells
the drive you want to unload, and that it needs to let go of the tape.
In any case your next step is to carefully remove the drive from the
machine, even with the cover on top of the tape drive itself I believe
you'll be able to see if the tape is wound around the takeup reel.
If it is wound aroudn the takeup reel you're going to have "fun".
Zane
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Received on Sun Jul 11 1999 - 16:50:16 BST