Reference Guide
14 LTO Media Handbook
Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights
  NOTE: New Dell UCC tapes are labeled—For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 
Drives.
Table 7.  Characteristics For Cleaning Drives
Physical 
Description
Black tape labeled For Use With All Ultrium X drives, Ultrium 2, 
3, 4, and 5, may or may not be written on the tape.
Part Number 310-5084
Drive Type No. of tape Media Motion 
hours before cleaning 
light illuminates
No. of uses 
before cleaning 
tape expires
How the cleaning 
requirement is 
displayed
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO
Not Supported 15 Cleaning cartridge 
light
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-1
500 50 Status light
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-2-L 
(Certance)
500 50 Power light on 
solid green, 
Status light on 
solid amber
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-2-L 
(Tandberg)
100 50 Cleaning LED 
(amber) ON
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-2 (IBM)
Not Supported 50 C on seven segment 
display
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-3 (IBM)
See Table 8 50 C on seven segment 
display
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-3-060 
(IBM)
See Table 8 50 Cleaning LED 
(amber) ON
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-3-080 
(IBM)
See Table 8 50 C on seven segment 
display
Dell PowerVault 
110T LTO-4 (IBM)
See Table 8 50 C on seven segment 
display










