User's Manual

Appendix B: Tape Alert Flag Descriptions
Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide 283
54 No start of data C The start of data could not be found on
the tape:
1 Check that
you are using the correct
format tape.
2 Discard the tape or return the tape to
your su
pplier.
Tape damaged, bulk
erased, o
r incorrect
format.
55 Loading or
threading
failu
re
C The operation has failed because the
media cannot be loaded and threaded:
1 Remove th
e cartridge, inspect it as
specified in the product manual, and
retry the operation.
2 If the
problem persists, call the tape
drive supplier help line.
The drive is unable to
load the media and
thread the tape.
56 Unrecoverable
unlo
ad failure
C The operation has failed because the
medium cannot be unloaded:
1 Do not attempt to extract
the tape
cartridge.
2 Ca
ll the tape driver supplier help line.
The drive is unable to
unlo
ad the medium.
57 Automation
inte
rface failure
C The tape drive has a problem with the
automation interface:
1 Check the power to the
automation
system.
2 Ch
eck the cables and cable
connections.
3 Ca
ll the supplier help line if problem
persists.
The drive has
identi
fied an
interface fault.
58 Microcode
failu
re
W The tape drive has reset itself due to a
detected microcode fault. If problem
persists, call the supplier help line.
Microcode bug.
59 WORM
me
dium —
integrity check
failed
W The tape drive has detected an
i
nconsistency during the WORM
medium integrity checks. Someone may
have tampered with the cartridge.
Someone has
tampered
with the
WORM medium.
No. Flag Severity
Re
commended Application Client
Message Probable Cause