IBM RS/6000 44P Series 270, User Manual

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Loading the 8 mm Tape Cartridge
Before loading the tape cartridge, make sure the system unit power is on and that the
write-protect tab on the tape cartridge is properly set. Refer to “Setting the Write-Protect
Tab on 8 mm Tape Cartridges” on page 21. The tape drive loads the tape from the
cartridge and prepares it for reading and writing.
1 Window side of tape cartridge
2 8 mm tape cartridge
3 Write-protect tab
To load the 8 mm tape cartridge:
1. Grasp the edges of the 8 mm tape cartridge with the write-protect tab toward you
and the window side of the cartridge facing up.
2. Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the 8 mm tape drive until
the loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
The ready status light (green) comes on if the load operation was successful.
The service processor is ready for data operations when the tape cartridge is inserted.
After the cartridge is inserted into the tape drive, the tape takes about 25 seconds to
load.
Commands can be entered while the tape is loading. Any commands to the tape drive
start running once the tape has finished loading. Commands not requiring the tape
cartridge are run immediately.
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