Function Code 8: Unmake Fmr Tape - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Before selecting this function, attach an LDI or RS-422 wrap plug to the drive's LDI
or RS-422 connector (in place of the LDI or RS-422 cable).
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive, and the appropriate wrap plug is
2. Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see "Entering
3. Press the Unload Button once per second until
4. To select the function, press and hold the Unload Button for three seconds. After

Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape

Function Code
rewrites the cartridge memory on the tape. This converts the cartridge into a valid
scratch (blank) data cartridge.
1. Place the drive in maintenance mode. For instructions, see "Entering
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
4. Insert the FMR data cartridge (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). The
attached to the RS-422 connector.
Maintenance Mode" on page 3-9.
Single-character Display (SCD). If you cycle past
Unload Button until it displays again.
you select the function,
v If no error is detected, the diagnostic will loop and begin again. To stop the
loop, press the Unload Button for one second and release. When the loop
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ends, temporarily appears in the SCD.
v If an error is detected, the Status Light flashes amber and the drive posts an
error code to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in Appendix A,
"Error Codes and Messages," on page A-1. To clear the error either turn the
power off and then on again, or reboot the drive by pressing and holding the
Unload Button for 10 seconds.
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erases the field microcode replacement (FMR) data and
Maintenance Mode" on page 3-9.
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
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select function . The SCD changes to a flashing
SCD changes to a flashing
and rewrites the header in the cartridge memory to change the cartridge to a
valid scratch (blank) data cartridge. The drive then ejects the cartridge and exits
Maintenance Mode.
Note: If you inserted an invalid tape cartridge (e.g. Gen1 or WORM media),
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error code appears in the SCD. If you inserted a write-protected
cartridge, or the media has read-only compatibility (e.g., Gen2 media),
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error code appears in the SCD. In either case, the tape drive
unloads the cartridge and exits Maintenance Mode after the cartridge is
removed.
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flashes and the drive automatically starts the test.
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. The tape drive erases the firmware on the tape
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appears in the
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, continue to press the
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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