HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 45)

LED Sequence Cause Action required
Ready is OFF, others are
ON.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Clean FLASHES.
The drive requires cleaning. Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See
“ Cleaning cartridges ” on page 49 for
supported cartridges and instructions.
If the Clean LED is still flashing when you
load a new or known good data cartridge
after cleaning, call for service.
Ready FLASHES and Clean
is ON.
Cleaning is in progress. None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on
completion.
The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes
to complete.
Tape FLASHES.
The drive believes the current
tape or the tape just ejected
is faulty.
Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure
that you are using the correct format
cartridge; an Ultrium data cartridge or
Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge. (See
“ Use the correct media ” on page 49.)
Reload the cartridge. If the Tape LED
still flashes or starts flashing during the
next backup, load a new or known good
cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off, discard the
’suspect’ tape cartridge. If it is still on, call
for service.
The tape is ejected
immediately and Tape
FLASHES, or Drive FLASHES
on unloading tape.
The tape cartridge memory
(CM) may be faulty.
Write-protect the cartridge by sliding
the switch on the tape cartridge, see
“ Write protecting cartridges ” on page 51.
The tape can be loaded and the data read.
Once the data is recovered, the cartridge
must be discarded.
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