Chapter 7. NAStape 200 Tape Drives and Media
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HP Ultrium Generation 1 Tape Drives
HP Ultrium Tape Drive LEDs
The HP Ultrium tape drive has four light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the front of the
drive, as shown in Figure 7-1.
Ready
This green LED indicates power and activity.
Drive Error
This amber LED indicates an error in the drive.
Tape Error
This amber LED indicates an error in the tape cartridge.
Use Cleaning Cartridge
This amber LED indicates when a cleaning cartridge should be used.
Getting Information from the LEDs
The following table summarizes the information carried by the blinking methods of the
different drive LEDs:
Type of Blink
LED Type
Ready
Drive Error
Tape Error
Use Cleaning
Cartridge
Off
Power is off, or there was a
failure during self-test.
No fault has been
detected.
No fault has been
detected.
Drive does not require
cleaning.
Figure 7-1
The HP LTO-1 drive face, showing its LEDs.
LEDs