IBM 39M5657, User Manual

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2. Place the drive in maintenance mode by pressing the Unload Button three
times within a two seconds. The Status Light becomes solid amber, which
means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the Unload Button once per second until
8
displays, then press and
hold the button for three seconds. When
C
flashes, the drive is waiting for a
cartridge.
4. Insert the FMR tape cartridge.
8
flashes, the drive loads the updated
firmware from the cartridge, and the Status Light flashes amber. When the
update completes successfully,
0
displays and the cartridge automatically
ejects.
The drive resets itself and automatically activates the new firmware.
If the update fails, an error code displays. To resolve the error, locate the code in
Table 9 on page 45.
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