LED Sequence Cause
Action required
Ready is ON.
The drive is ready for
operation.
None. This is normal.
Ready FLASHE S.
The drive is carrying out a
normal activity (read, write).
None.
If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not
reset or power cycle it.
Ready FLASHES- steady
ON- FLASHES.
The drive is in OBDR mo de.
See “Running HP OBDR”onpage66for
further details.
Ready FLASHES fast.
The drive is downloading
firmware.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
ReadyisOFF,othersare
ON.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Clean FLASH
ES.
The drive requires cleaning.
Load the Ultr
iumcleaningcartridge. See
“Cleaning cartridges”onpage59for
supported cartridges and instructions.
If the Clean
LED is still flashing when you
loadanewor
knowngooddatacartridge
after cleaning, call for service.
Ready FL ASHES 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.
Thedrivebelievesthecurrent
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 c orrect
media”onpage59.)
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 b e faulty.
Write-protect the cartridge by sliding the
switchonthetapecartridge,see“Write
protecting car tridges” on page 62. The tape
canbeloadedandthedataread. Once
the data is recovered, the cartridge must b e
discarded.
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