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Removing power from the drive – HP StoreEver DAT Tape Drives User Manual

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Press the Eject button on the front panel.

1. eject button

Figure 26 Ejecting a DAT 320 cartridge from an HP StorageWorks DAT 320 external drive

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The drive completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the beginning, and
ejects the cartridge. The sequence will take about 25 seconds for a write-enabled cartridge and
10 seconds for a write-protected cartridge.

Removing power from the drive

To ensure reliable operation, do not remove power from the drive during read, write, fast-search,
load and unload activities.

Operating your tape drive

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