Table 4 Clean, Tape, Drive, and Ready LED sequences (continued)
Action required
Cause
LED Sequence
Ready FLASHES fast.
None.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Ready is OFF, others are ON.
Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See
for supported cartridges and
instructions.
The drive requires cleaning.
If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load a
new or known good data cartridge after cleaning,
call for service.
Clean FLASHES.
None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on
completion.
Cleaning is in progress.
The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes to
complete.
Ready FLASHES and Clean is
ON.
Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you
are using the correct format cartridge; an Ultrium
The drive believes the current
tape or the tape just ejected is
faulty.
data cartridge or Ultrium universal cleaning
cartridge. (See
Use the correct media (page 33)
Reload the cartridge. If the Tape LED still flashes
or starts flashing during the next backup, load a
new or known good cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off, discard the 'suspect'
tape cartridge. If it is still on, call for service.
Tape FLASHES.
Write-protect the cartridge by sliding the switch
on the tape cartridge, see
The tape cartridge memory (CM)
may be faulty.
. The tape can be loaded and
the data read. Once the data is recovered, the
cartridge must be discarded.
The tape is ejected immediately
and Tape FLASHES, or Drive
FLASHES on unloading tape.
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Troubleshooting
