Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Suggestions
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide
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The last cleaning cartridge used in
the tape drive was an invalid type:
1. Do not use this cleaning cartridge
in this drive.
2. Wait for the current operation to
finish.
3. Then use a valid cleaning
cartridge.
the tape drive does not recognize
the cleaning tape as being of a
valid type.
See
Cleaning the Tape Drive
on
page 18 and use a valid LTO-type
cleaning cartridge to clean the
tape drive.
The tape drive needs cleaning:
1. If the operation has stopped, eject
the tape and clean the drive.
2. If the operation has not stopped,
wait for it to finish and then clean
the drive.
3. Check the tape drive users manual
for device specific cleaning
instructions.
the tape drive has issued a
message to the backup software
to instruct you to clean the tape
drive.
See
Cleaning the Tape Drive
on
page 18.
This TapeAlert message . . .
Signifies . . .
