Exabyte 8505XL - Manual (Page 29)

Selecting Data Cartridges
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Note: The LEDs flash at different speeds to distinguish between states:
• slow flash = 1 flash/second
• fast flash = 4 flashes/second
• Irregular flash = rate of flash varies with SCSI bus activity. If the device
is not connected to the bus, the LED is off.
Selecting Data Cartridges
Silicon Graphics recommends that you use EXATAPE™ 8-mm data
cartridges from Exabyte Corporation.
Caution: Always use data-grade media data cartridges. Never use
video-grade tape for data storage. Video-grade tape can be less accurate than
data-grade tape when recording high-density data. The video-grade tape is
also more abrasive to tape-drive recording heads.
The 8505XL drive supports 15-m, 54-m, 112-m, and 160-m XL tapes (see
Table 2-2).
Error Flashing (slowly) Flashing
(irregularly) Off
Time to clean Flashing (fast) Flashing
(irregularly) Flashing (fast)
Table 2-2 8505XL Tape Capacity
Data Cartridge Capacity
15 m 1.2 GB
54 m 4.8 GB
112 m 10 GB
160 m XL (see Note) 14 GB
Table 2-1 (continued) LED States and Interpretations
LED State Top LED (errors) Middle LED (SCSI) Bottom LED
(motion)