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Reformatting Tapes
Old tapes and tapes that are generating too many errors should be
bulk-erased and reformatted using your software format options.
Erasing tapes with a commercial-grade bulk eraser is the best way to
ensure that your tape is ready for reformatting. Commercial-grade
bulk erasers are available at many computer dealers.
Cleaning Read/Write Head
After approximately every twenty-five hours of operation, clean the
read/write head as described below.
Clean the read/write head with a cotton swab moistened in
pharmaceutical grade isopropyl alcohol (make sure that the alcohol
has no additives such as lanolin). Push open the tape access door,
locate the head, and wipe across the head as illustrated below using
very light pressure.
Wipe Across
Read/Write Head