Chapter 4 Using Your Tape Drive
LED Indicators
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during POST, the
Ready
LED flashes until the tape drive executes a mid-
tape load, which can take several minutes. As POST completes, the tape
drive makes a faint buzzing noise for several seconds. The noise
associated with this activity is normal for this technology and does not
indicate a problem with the tape drive.
Normal Operation —
Ready LED Indicator
Activity
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During normal operation, the
Ready
LED displays one of the three
following states. The
Ready
LED acts independently of the other LEDs.
Table 13 Ready LED Indicator
Activity
Normal Operation — Fault /
Clean / Media LEDs
Indicator Activity
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The
Fault
,
Clean
, and
Media
LEDs work together to display the status of
the tape drive.
Table 14 Fault / Clean / Media
LEDs Indicator Activity
State
Description
Off
Indicates that there is no power to the tape drive.
On
Indicates that power is on, no data cartridge is
loaded, or a loaded data cartridge is idle with no
tape motion.
Blinking
A data cartridge is in the process of loading, or
there is tape motion on a loaded data cartridge.
Tape motion includes reading, writing, locating,
rewinding, calibrating, and so on.
Fault
Clean
Media
Description
–
Unsupported format, unsupported
data cartridge type, or damaged data
cartridge
A DLT1 (DLT VS 80) formatted
DLTtape IV data cartridge is loaded.
Represents a read-only or VS160
formatted cartridge.
–
Calibration error or permanent write/
read error, cleaning suggested
