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Your package contains the following items:
v The tape drive
v Media kit containing:
v Specific hardware for attaching the drive to your specific system, as detailed on the parts
Cleaning the tape drive (FC 5661)
You will need to clean your tape drive. Use the procedure in this topic to perform this task.
Clean the device whenever the Fault status light comes on or a system I/O error related to the device
occurs.
Attention: Use only the recommended cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive. Use of other than
recommended cleaning cartridge damages your drive and voids the warranty. The cleaning cartridge for
this drive is P/N 46C1937 and it is the only cleaning cartridge that can be used in this drive.
The tape drive will turn on the cleaning indicator for the following reasons:
v The tape drive exceeds internal preset error thresholds in the drive.
v A cleaning cartridge that has been used the maximum number of times is inserted in the drive. The
cleaning indicator is turned on to indicate that the cleaning process was not done and the cleaning
cartridge is no longer usable.
v The tape drive exceeds the maximum recommended time between cleaning.
The tape drive determines how much to clean the drive and uses less or more cleaning media depending
on what the drive determines is necessary. The average number of uses expected from a cleaning
cartridge is 50, the minimum is 27, and the maximum is 70.
The maximum recommended time between preventive-maintenance cleaning is 50 tape motion hours.
Tape motion hours are defined as the time that the tape drive is moving tape. If the tape drive reaches 50
tape motion hours since the tape drive was last cleaned, the drive turns on the cleaning required LED to
indicate the drive needs cleaning. The tape drive will continue to operate but the tape drive must be
cleaned at the next opportunity to insert a cleaning cartridge.
Note: Operating the tape drive in a low-humidity environment causes the drive to request cleaning more
often than in normal humidity environment. In extreme low-humidity conditions of less than 15% relative
humidity, the tape drive might request cleaning every 10 tape motion hours or even more frequently. For
this reason, it is best not to use the tape drive in extremely low-humidity environments.
To clean the tape drive, complete the following steps:
1. Make sure that the power is on for the tape drive.
2. If a tape cartridge is in the tape drive, eject and remove the cartridge.
3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge by the outer edges, with the window-side up and the write-protect
switch facing you.
4. Slide the cartridge into the opening on the front of the drive until the loading mechanism pulls the
cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
After the cleaning cartridge has been inserted, the remainder of the cleaning process is automatic. The
tape drive does the following actions:
v Loads the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive.
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Power Systems: Managing devices
– One cleaning cartridge
– One test cartridge
listing provided with your drive.
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