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September 21, 1999
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2.5
Testing your DLT1 Drive
Every time you turn on your DLT1 Drive, it conducts a Power-On Self-Test (POST). This test
ensures that your drive is working properly and is ready to use.
While POST is in progress, watch the front panel LEDs to see the progress and results of
the test. During POST, the following actions take place:
1. The LEDs turn on all at once and then turn off.
2. If a cartridge is loaded, the In Use LED blinks during initialization.
3. If there is no cartridge loaded, all LEDs turn off after initialization.
POST takes several seconds to complete. The drive is now ready to use. Turn to Chapter 3
for operating instructions.
2.5.1 What to do if POST Fails
If all of the LEDs on the front panel blink continually instead of completing the usual POST
sequence, POST has failed. Table 2 helps you troubleshoot POST and other failures:
Symptom Problem
Solution
None of the drive’s LEDs
illuminate.
The drive is not receiving
power.
Check the drive’s power cable. If a
desktop drive, check the power
cable connections. Plug the power
cable into a different power outlet.
All of the LEDs on the front
panel blink continually
An internal drive fault has
occurred.
1. Press the Eject button to reset
the drive.
2. Turn the drive off and then on
again. If the drive is a DLT1 internal
drive, shut down and turn off the
host server or workstation, then
turn it back on and allow it to boot.
3. Call technical support if POST
continues to fail.
The host server or
workstation does not
recognize your DLT1 drive.
The drive’s SCSI ID might
not be unique.
Change the drive’s SCSI ID. Shut
down and turn off the host server or
workstation; turn off the desktop
drive. Change the drive’s SCSI ID.
Turn on the host server or
workstation and desktop drive.
