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•  Keep the LTO cartridge in the case provided.
•  Follow the temperature, humidity, and acclimatization 

guidelines on the media packaging.

•  Avoid dropping and/or rough handling, 

as this is likely to damage the cartridge.

•  Inspect it regularly for damage.

PRODUCT WARRANTY CAUTION

The Qi Desktop LTO SAS contains no user-serviceable components. Only an authorized 

service center should carry out any servicing or repairs. The warranty for the Qi shall not 

apply to failures of any unit when:
•  Any of the Qi components are repaired or modified by anyone other than an approved 

agent.

•  The Qi is physically abused or used in a manner inconsistent with the operating 

instructions or product specification defined by Qualstar.

•  The Qi fails because of accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, 

alteration, faulty installation, modification, or service by anyone other than the factory 

service center or its approved agent.

•  The Qi is repaired by anyone, including an approved agent, in a manner that is 

contrary to the maintenance or installation instructions supplied by Qualstar.

•  The manufacturer's serial number tag is removed.
•  The Qi is damaged because of improper packaging on return.

In case of unauthorized repairs or modifications, your warranty becomes 

immediately void.
Warranty information can be found by visiting Qualstar.com/warranty-service.

Summary of Contents for Qi

Page 1: ...Desktop LTO SAS Desktop LTO SAS...

Page 2: ...13 Product Warranty Caution 14 Thank you for purchasing your Qi Desktop LTO SAS With Qualstar s Qi Desktop LTO SAS your data is kept secure on industry standard LTO tape cartridges that feature a shel...

Page 3: ...3 DIMENSIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 PC or server 2 Host bus adapter HBA 3 SAS cable 4 Backup software 8 Front view 10 2 Side view 2 58 Rear view...

Page 4: ...iew Cartridge door Cartridge unload button Ready light green Encryption key Fault light amber SCD dot Single character display SCD Mini SAS SFF 8088 F port On Off switch Power jack Fan 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 4...

Page 5: ...5 UNPACK YOUR Qi DESKTOP LTO SAS Kit Contents Qi Desktop LTO SAS with LTO 6 LTO 7 or LTO 8 drive Applicable data tape cartridge optional Power cord Quick start guide...

Page 6: ...r switch is set to the off o position 2 Connect a compatible SAS cable to a compatible SAS HBA in your computer and the other end of the cable to the Qi 3 Attach the AC power cord to the power jack on...

Page 7: ...sure that the LTO drive is functioning properly Wait until the single character display SCD presents a sustained green light to indicate POST is complete POST takes approximately 12 seconds Note If th...

Page 8: ...icable use the backup archive application that you are using to unload the LTO tape cartridge This ensures that the application has finished writing data to the tape before the cartridge is unloaded 2...

Page 9: ...ve The SCD will display a C to indicate a cleaning is required To clean insert a cleaning cartridge into the LTO drive Cleaning begins automatically When the process is finished the cartridge is unloa...

Page 10: ...acclimatization guidelines on the media packaging Avoid dropping and or rough handling as this is likely to damage the cartridge Inspect it regularly for damage Write protect switch LTO Tape Cartridge...

Page 11: ...ds Error Code Cause and Action Temperature problem The tape drive detected that the recommended operating temperature was exceeded Complete one or more of these actions Ensure the cooling fan is rotat...

Page 12: ...t clear when you cycle power to the Qi Tape drive or media error The tape drive determined that an error occurred but it cannot isolate the error to faulty hardware or to the tape cartridge Media erro...

Page 13: ...cleaned Clean the tape drive See Cleaning the Qi LTO Tape Drive on page 9 Write operation to a write protected cartridge was attempted includes any attempt to overwrite a WORM protected tape Ensure t...

Page 14: ...ned by Qualstar The Qi fails because of accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation modification or service by anyone other than the factory service center...

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