Blinking LEDs on DLT drives

Blinking LEDs on DLT drives

If you have a DLT drive with all led's continuously blinking, make sure that all cables connected to the interface behind the drive are attached correctly. When this isn't the case, you may have a functioning drive which gives false error messages.

About the author: Dennis Achterberg works for Livingston B.V. in the Netherlands.

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This was first published in February 2001

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