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Chapter 5: Media
Handling Cartridges
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cables or power supplies). Such exposure can cause the loss of
recorded data or make the blank cartridge unusable.
• Maintain the conditions that are described in “Environmental and
Shipping
Perform a Thorough
Inspection
After purchasing a cartridge and before using it, perform the following
steps:
• Inspect the cartridge's packaging to determine potential rough
handling.
• When inspecting a cartridge, open only the cartridge door. Do not
open any other part of the cartridge case. The upper and lower
parts of the case are held together with screws; separating them
destroys the usefulness of the cartridge.
• Inspect the cartridge for damage before using or storing it.
• Inspect the rear of the cartridge (the part that loads first into the
tape load compartment) and ensure that there are no gaps in the
seam of the cartridge case (see 1 in
on page 74. If there
are gaps in the seam, the leader pin may be dislodged. Go to
Summary of Contents for LTO-5 HH SAS C
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Page 36: ...Chapter 3 Installation Updating Firmware 30 Quantum LTO 5 HH SAS Model C User s Guide...
Page 84: ...Chapter 5 Media Disposing of Tape Cartridges 78 Quantum LTO 5 HH SAS Model C User s Guide...
Page 90: ...Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Pre Call Checklist 84 Quantum LTO 5 HH SAS Model C User s Guide...
Page 100: ...Appendix A Error Codes and Messages 94 Quantum LTO 5 HH SAS Model C User s Guide...
Page 102: ...Appendix B Tape Alert Flags 96 Quantum LTO 5 HH SAS Model C User s Guide...
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