Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Drives
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AJAR* Acartridgeisintheopeningofthedriveandisnotinaloadableposition,orif
nocartridgeorotherobstructionisinthedrive,thesensormaynotbe
functioningcorrectly,andthehardwaremaybedefective.Ifnocartridgeor
otherobstructionisinthedrive,contact
SpectraLogicTechnicalSupport(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
Ifyoucannotinsertatapecartridgeinthedrive,performthefollowingsteps:
1. Makesurethatyouhavethepropercartridgetype.
2. Inspectthetapecartridgefordamage.
3. Makesurethatthereisnoothercartridgealreadyinthedrive.
4. Trytoloadanothercartridgeintothedrive.Useascratchcartridgetoavoid
possibledamagetoadatacartridge.
Ifthenewcartridgecanbeinsertedinthedrive,theoriginalcartridgemaybe
defective.Inspectthecartridgeagainfordamage.
Ifthecartridgeisnotdamagedbutitcannotbeinserted,contactSpectra
LogicTechnicalSupport(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
CLEAN* Drivecleaningisinprogress.
CODELOAD Microcodeisbeingloaded.Thisprocesstakesafewminutes.Thedriveshould
notbepoweredofforresetduringthisprocess.
DIAGS* Diagnosticsarerunning.
EMPTY* Thereisnocartridgeintheopeningofthedrive.Alternatively,ifacartridgeis
inthedrive,thesensormaynotbefunctioningcorrectly,andthehardwaremay
bedefective.Ifacartridgeispresentinthedrive,contactSpectraLogic
TechnicalSupport(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage7
).
ERASE* Dataeraseisinprogress.
LOAD* Aloadiscomplete.Thecartridgeisattheloadpoint.
LOCATE* Alocateisinprogress.
MIDTAPE* Thedrivewasresetorpoweredonwithatapeloaded,andisintheprocessof
bringingthedriveandtapetoarecoveredstate.Thisprocessmaytakeupto
15minutes.
NEW CODE Codeloadiscomplete.Thedriv eisinproces sofresettingtoapplythenewcode.
READ* Adatareadisinprogress.
READY* Thedriveisinreadystate.(Thepanelcanalsobeblankinreadystate)
RESET* and RESET!!! Thedriveisintheprocessofresetting.
REWIND* Arewindoperationisinprogress.
UNLOAD* Anunloadwasrequested,orisinprogress.
@UNLOAD* Anunloadiscomplete,thecartridgeisintheunloadedposition.
Note: Thedisplaygoesblankwhenthecartridgeisremoved.
WRITE* Adatawriteisinprogress.
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