It should apply to any event for which the medium fails to thread/unthread during the process of mounting/de-mounting (i.e., if the event causes the medium to not thread/unthread, then return this ASC.)

Thanks

Kevin

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From: Banther, Michael [mailto:michael.banther@hp.com]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:46 AM
To: Marks, Kevin
Cc: t10@t10.org; Knowles, Vern; Casado, Reyes
Subject: A question regarding 05-262

Hi Kevin,

One of our engineers has raised a question about T10/05-262r3 - SPC-4/SSC-3: ASC/ASCQ for Medium Thread Failure.  It turns out that our technology can fail a thread operation both for a dropped leader and for various other reasons.

05-262 speaks of dropped leaders and related issues (miss pick, buckle failure).  We're not sure if you intend the new ASC/ASCQ for use only with these failure modes or for use with any failure that occurs during a thread operation.

Could you please provide clarification.

Many thanks,

Michael Banther

Hewlett-Packard Ltd.

Telephone +44 (117) 312-9503