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to load a cartridge
internal drives
external drives
removable drives
to unload a cartridge
internal drives
external drives
removable drives
emergency unload
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cartridges
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to load a cartridge
internal drives
Use the correct format HP DDS cartridge with your drive.
HP Surestore DAT drives are configured to detect DDS cartridges. Any cartridge
that is not DDS will be treated as write-protected. This means you will only be able
to read a non-DDS cartridge, not write to it.
hp surestore DAT 24i hp surestore DAT 40i
1. HP Surestore DAT 24i drives
These drives do not have a cartridge door. Just Insert the cartridge into the
slot in front of the drive with the label uppermost.
HP Surestore DAT 40i drives
Slide the cartridge up under the lip of the cartridge door and insert it into the
slot with the label uppermost.
2. Apply gentle pressure on the rear of the cartridge until the drive takes the
cartridge and loads it.
Do not try to force the cartridge if it does not load properly. The drive will eject the
cartridge after about 10 seconds so you can load it again.
When you insert a cartridge, the drive performs a short load sequence. This takes
about 5 seconds, during which the Tape light flashes green. When the load
sequence is finished, the Tape light shows steady green.
external drives
Use the correct format HP DDS cartridge with your drive.
HP Surestore DAT drives are configured to detect DDS cartridges. Any cartridge
that is not DDS will be treated as write-protected. This means you will only be able
to read a non-DDS cartridge, not write to it.
hp surestore DAT 24e hp surestore DAT 40e
1. HP Surestore DAT 24e drives
These drives do not have a cartridge door. Just Insert the cartridge into the
slot in front of the drive with the label uppermost.
HP Surestore DAT 40e drives
Slide the cartridge up under the lip of the cartridge door and insert it into the
slot with the label uppermost.
2. Apply gentle pressure on the rear of the cartridge until the drive takes the
cartridge and loads it.
Do not try to force the cartridge if it does not load properly. The drive will eject the
cartridge after about 10 seconds so you can load it again.
When you insert a cartridge, the drive performs a short load sequence. This takes
about 5 seconds, during which the Tape light flashes green. When the load
sequence is finished, the Tape light shows steady green.
removable drives
Use the correct format HP DDS cartridge with your drive.
HP Surestore DAT drives are configured to detect DDS cartridges. Any cartridge
that is not DDS will be treated as write-protected. This means you will only be able
to read a non-DDS cartridge, not write to it.
hp surestore DAT 24m hp surestore DAT 40m
1. HP Surestore DAT 24i drives
These drives do not have a cartridge door. Just Insert the cartridge into the
slot in front of the drive with the label uppermost.
HP Surestore DAT 40i drives
Slide the cartridge up under the lip of the cartridge door and insert it into the
slot with the label uppermost.
2. Apply gentle pressure on the rear of the cartridge until the drive takes the
cartridge and loads it.
Do not try to force the cartridge if it does not load properly. The drive will eject the
cartridge after about 10 seconds so you can load it again.
When you insert a cartridge, the drive performs a short load sequence. This takes
about 5 seconds, during which the Tape light flashes green. When the load
sequence is finished, the Tape light shows steady green.
to unload a cartridge
internal drives
hp surestore DAT 24i hp surestore DAT 40i
1. Press the Eject button on the front panel.
During the unload sequence the Tape light flashes green. The drive
completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the
beginning and ejects the cartridge. The sequence can take up to 25
seconds for a write-enabled cartridge and 10 seconds for a write-protected
cartridge. The sequence may take longer if the tape needs to be rewound
first.
2. Remove the cartridge and store it in its plastic case.
external drives
hp surestore DAT 24e hp surestore DAT 40e
1. Press the Eject button on the front panel.
During the unload sequence the Tape light flashes green. The drive
completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the
beginning and ejects the cartridge. The sequence can take up to 25
seconds for a write-enabled cartridge and 10 seconds for a write-protected
cartridge. The sequence may take longer if the tape needs to be rewound
first.
2. Remove the cartridge and store it in its plastic case.
removable drives
hp surestore DAT 24m hp surestore DAT 40m
1. Press the Eject button on the front panel.
During the unload sequence the Tape light flashes green. The drive
completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the
beginning and ejects the cartridge. The sequence can take up to 25
seconds for a write-enabled cartridge and 10 seconds for a write-protected
cartridge. The sequence may take longer if the tape needs to be rewound
first.
2. Remove the cartridge and store it in its plastic case.
emergency unload
If you press the Eject button when the drive is busy, the drive may take some time
to respond because it will finish the task it is performing first. This ensures that no
data is lost. On rare occasions, however, a system or software fault may cause
the tape drive not to respond to an Unload request. In this situation, you can force
ejection.
There are two ways of doing this:
Press the Eject button three times within 5 minutes.
Hold the Eject button down for at least 15 seconds.
Following either of these actions, the drive waits until 35 seconds have passed
from the time of the first press, to give the normal eject procedure a chance to
proceed. After this period, it immediately releases the tape and ejects the
cartridge, regardless of what operation it was performing. The drive is then reset
as though you had turned the power off and then on again.
Caution: You may lose data if you force ejection of a cartridge. The tape may also
become unreadable because an EOD (End of Data) mark may not be properly
written.
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