Drive Led - IBM DDS Gen 5 User Manual

Drive LED

The amber Drive LED lets you know when data is being read from or written to
tape. it also informs you when a hardware fault occurs.
Note: If your backup software issues a SCSI "Prevent Media Removal" command,
the Drive LED remains ON and the Eject button is disabled, so that the tape
cannot be ejected accidentally. To eject the tape, use your backup software's Eject
command.
LED status
ON continuously
Flashing rapidly
Description
The drive is reading or writing the tape
(SCSI or tape movement is present).
A hardware fault occurred. If the fault
occurs immediately after powering on the
drive, the Power-On Self-Test switch (switch
4) is enabled and a Power-On Self-Test has
failed. If the front panel LEDs are flashing
together, contact IBM Technical Support.
If the Drive LED is flashing rapidly during
drive operation, press the Eject button to
remove the tape. If the tape does not eject
within 2 minutes, press and hold the Eject
button for more than 5 seconds. The tape
should eject within 40 seconds. Contact IBM
Technical Support for more information.
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