AM-6060 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
Chapter 6 - Preventive
Maintenance
Your computer requires little care. However, preventive maintenance is an integral part of keeping any
computer running at peak efficiency. To safeguard your investment, we recommend you establish a
regular maintenance schedule for your equipment.
This chapter contains some recommended maintenance procedures for:
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DAT and streamer tape cartridges.
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The DAT and streaming tape drives.
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The main enclosure.
CARE OF STREAMING TAPE AND DAT CARTRIDGES
A tape can store data from an entire disk, so it is worth taking care of properly. When using and storing
tapes, please remember the following:
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Store cartridges with the write-protect switch in the SAFE position.
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Keep magnets away from your tapes. Even weak magnets such as those in paper clip holders can
erase data on a cartridge tape.
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Don't expose tapes to very high or low humidity (more than 80% or less than 20%).
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Store tapes on edge, not lying flat. That way, the weight of the tape is supported by its hub, not
by the edge of the tape itself.
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Cartridge tapes should be acclimated to computer-room temperature and humidity conditions
before use. If the tape has been stored away from the computer, it should be returned to the
computer environment at least eight hours before use. If it has been in a different environment
for less than eight hours, it should be kept in the computer location for at least as many hours as
it was away from it.
¼" STREAMING TAPE DRIVE CLEANING
It is very important to clean the read/write head of your AM-62x tape drive periodically. If you use your
cartridge tape drive to do one or more backups per day, you should clean the head at least once a week.
For more frequent use, keep in mind:
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When you use new tapes exclusively or often, clean the head after every two hours of tape drive
running time.
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If you reuse tapes most of the time, clean the head after every eight hours of running time.
For the AM-62x streaming tape drives, follow these cleaning procedures:
