Apple Workgroup Server 8550 - Manual (Page 81)

The caution signal
If your tape drive detects problems, it displays a caution signal: the clean
light flashes amber. You can clear the caution signal by ejecting the cassette.
The caution signal may be caused by dirty tape-drive heads. If this signal
appears, clean the heads and insert the tape again. (Head-cleaning instruc-
tions are given in “Cleaning the Tape-Drive Heads,” later in this chapter.)
The caution signal may also indicate a worn-out tape. If the tape is old or
worn, you should copy its data to a new tape and discard it. If you’re trying
to restore data from a worn tape and the caution signal appears, clean the
tape-drive heads, then try the restore operation again.
Removing tape cassettes
You can remove a tape cassette at any time by pressing the eject button
located under the tape slot on the right side. You should not press the eject
button while the tape is in use.
Check the Retrospect Remote (or other backup utility’s) documentation to
learn about additional methods for ejecting cassettes while using the
backup software.
Forcing the ejection of a tape cassette
If you need to force the ejection of a tape cassette:
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Hold the eject button down for at least 5 seconds (perform this
step
after the server has started up).
The drive waits 35 seconds for the normal eject procedure to occur, and, if it
does not occur, unthreads the tape and ejects the cartridge.
WARNING If you force an eject while the drive is busy, you
may lose data or cause the tape to be invalidly formatted.
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