Datasheet
Note: Where
* is On, Off, or Flashing
8mm 20GB drive ONLY
Meaning of the LEDs
The next 2 LED settings apply only to the 20GB 8mm drive.
LED's description are from left to right:
Note: Where
* is On, Off, or Flashing
20GB and 60GB 8mm tape drive LCD messages:
The 16-digit alphanumeric LCD display information:
Amber -
Disturbance
Green -
Ready
(Ma
g
azine
Loaded)
Green -
Tape
and
Tape
Activit
y
Meaning
Flashing Flashing Flashing When all 3 LEDs are flashing same as 3 LEDs ON (All LED's can Flash if the drive is
powered on and the system to which the drive is connected is powered off or the SCSI
cables and terminator are connected to the drive but not to a system.).
Flashing * * The tape drive has detected an internal fault that can either indicate an error, as above,
or the system is powered off and the tape drive is powered on and connected to the
SCSI cable and terminator, same as 3 LEDs ON condition. The LCD will be showing
the last 3 errors
Display Meaning
RESET During the PowerUp Sequence the RESET Message comes up
RESETTING First to indicate that the drive is going thru the boot sequence. Then after about 5 seconds, the following
messages appear in sequence for 3-4 seconds each. These messages indicate the
MODEL: IBM-
xxGB
MODEL
SUBMODEL:
xxxxxxx
SUBMODEL: EEimage in the drive
SN: xxxxxxxxxx SN: drive serial number
CODE: aaaaaaa CODE: microcode level in the drive
LAST CLEAN:
xxxhr
LAST CLEAN: hours since last cleaning
COMPRESSION:
ON
COMPRESSION: indicates whether data compression mode is ON or OFF
SINGLE ENDED Single Ended interface.
DIFFERENTIAL Differential interface.
LV
DIFFERENTIAL
Low Voltage Differential(LVD) interface. (LVD drives will show as Single Ended on Single Ended
SCSI bus)
WIDE WIDE interface only
SCSI ID: xx SCSI ID: number 0-15
While the drive is completing the reset the LEDs show that the drive is in the RESET(Power up or
Reset) mode . The drive usually completes the reset before all messages complete.
Note: To cause the drive to reset press and hold the eject button until *** RESET is displayed.
Releasing the eject button will allow the reset to proceed.
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