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From: kev@hpcpbla.HP.COM (Kevin Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Why can't I turn off my tape drive?
Message-ID: <3250003@hpcpbla.HP.COM>
Date: 8 Jun 90 18:17:44 GMT
References: <10567@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Organization: HP Computer Peripherals Bristol, UK
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Sometimes, powered-off devices act as "dead weight" on SCSI,
putting so much load on bus signals that the bus fails.

This might be your problem.

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