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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
Quantum PX500 Series User’s Guide
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Operating Problems
5
describes the corrective action for problems which occur during
library operation.
Table 34 Problems During
Library Operation
The robot drops a
cartridge.
• Open the doors.
• Retrieve the cartridge, orient it properly, and
place the cartridge in an empty storage slot.
(Do not try to place the cartridge in the
gripper.)
• Perform an inventory (see
• If the operator manually places a cartridge in
an empty slot, he must then run an inventory
so the library records the position of the
manually placed cartridge.
Problem
Corrective Action
The host computer
cannot
communicate with
the library.
This may be a SCSI bus time-out or a premature
disconnect problem.
Check cable connections, cable length, SCSI
addresses, and termination.
Restart the host and the library ensuring that
the library is “on-line” before the host is
restarted.
If the host and library still are not
communicating, contact an authorized
Quantum field service engineer see (
Problem
Corrective Action