Seagate STT8000A, Product Manual

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Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4
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Drive operation and maintenance
Introduction
This chapter describes important operational procedures for the STT8000A. It
covers the following topics:
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Use of the front panel LED
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Using cartridges
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Loading revised firmware (updating flash EEPROM)
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Drive maintenance and troubleshooting instructions.
Front panel LED
The front panel of the Travan drive (see Figure 4-1) contains the cartridge opening
and one amber light-emitting diode (LED). This LED is lit any time that the tape is
NOT at the beginning of the tape. Thus, the LED indicates tape movement.
Figure 4-1
Front panel—internal drive
DRIVE ACTIVE
(AMBER)
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