Seagate Scorpion 40 Installation Manual page 25

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Media LED
The Media LED functions as follows:
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Drive LED
The Drive LED functions as follows:
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If the Media LED is ON (lit) continuously, a DDS cartridge
has been inserted and the drive is operating normally.
If the Media LED is flashing rapidly, the drive could not
write the tape correctly (maximum rewrite count
exceeded) and the write operation failed. Clean the drive
heads using an approved DDS cleaning cartridge. If you
reinsert the original data cartridge and the LED continues
flashing, insert a new data cartridge and retry the
operation.
Note: As routine maintenance, you should clean the
drive heads after every 25 hours of operation
using DDS-1 or DDS-2 tapes or after every 50
hours when using DDS-3 or DDS-4 tapes.
If the Drive LED is ON continuously, the drive is reading
or writing the tape (that is, SCSI or tape activity is
present). If you push the eject button while the Drive LED
is ON, you may lose data.
Note: If a SCSI Prevent Media Removal command has
been issued, the Drive LED remains ON and the
eject button is disabled so that the tape cannot be
accidentally ejected.
If the Drive LED is flashing rapidly, a hardware fault has
occurred. If this occurs immediately after powering on the
drive, then the Power-On Self Test switch is enabled and
a Power-On Self Test has failed. The front panel LEDs
may be flashing together. If this occurs contact the
Seagate Technical Support department for information. If
the Drive LED is flashing rapidly during drive operation,
you should attempt to remove the tape by pressing the
front panel button. If the tape does not eject within 2
minutes, press and hold the front panel button
Scorpion 40 Installation Manual, Rev. A