LaCie DDS4 Drive, Руководство пользователя

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4. Using Your LaCie DDS4 Drive
DDS Cartridge Handling Precautions
Please take the following precautions to ensure that your DDS cartridges stay
in good condition, keeping your data safe and retrievable for years to come:
•
Use the cassettes only in temperatures ranging from 41
°
F to 113
°
F (5
°
C to
45
°
C) and in humidity ranging from 20% to 80% (non-condensing).
•
Avoid extreme changes in temperature and humidity whenever possible.
•
If you must move from one operating environment to another, condition
the cartridge for a period of time at least equal to the period during which
it has been out of the operating environment (up to a maximum of 24
hours). Failure to do so may lead to performance and data reliability
issues.
• When not in use, eject your cartridge from the drive and store it in its
plastic case.
•
Do not transport the drive with a cartridge inside of it. Eject the cartridge
before disconnecting and transporting the drive.
Loading, Unloading, Initializing and Write-protecting DDS Media
Loading a Cartridge
LaCie DDS4 drives have a front-loading cartridge bay for easy operation.
Insert a cartridge into the front-panel slot with the printed surface of the
cartridge located on the top and tape protection cover pointing towards the
drive. As the cartridge is inserted, the drive automatically takes hold of it and
loads it into the mechanism. After you insert the cartridge, there will be a
brief delay while the drive identifies the cartridge type and state, and moves
the tape to the data area. The drive will then be on line.
Unloading a Cartridge
Warning! Do not push the eject button while the drive-status LED is
ON. You may lose data.
First, make sure that the amber drive-status LED is not lit. Then unload the
cartridge by pressing the eject button. After you press the eject button, the
drive automatically writes any buffered information to the tape, rewinds the
cartridge and updates the system log before ejecting the cartridge.
Warning! Several seconds may elapse between the time that you
press the eject button and the actual time that the cartridge is ejected.
Do not power down the tape drive or the host computer during this
time.