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If you need to unpark the drive without cycling power, press
and hold the load/unload button for more than 5 seconds but
less than 15 seconds.
Parking the drive using software
You can also park a Viper 200 using the diagnostic software
that communicates with the drive through its SCSI interface.
This utility program, called Seagate Tape Diagnostics
(STDIAG), is available on the Viper Resource CD and from
the technical support section of the Seagate web site, at
www.seagate.com/support. This utility software supports
firmware downloading and several Viper commands, one of
which can be used to park the Viper 200.
After copying the software to your system, you can park the
Viper 200 by selecting park on the dialog box (Windows
version) or by launching the following command-line function:
diagsv park –id:x (where x is the SCSI ID of the drive)
To return the drive to normal operational mode, you can
either turn the drive off and then turn it on again, or selecting
unpark on the diagnostic software dialog box (Windows
version) or by launching the following command-line function:
diagsv unpark –id:x (where x is the SCSI ID of the drive)
See the diagnostic user guide for software installation details
and command syntax for non-Windows operating systems.
Emergency reset and emergency cartridge eject
If the Viper 200 ever stops communicating with the host
computer, use the following procedure to reset the drive and
eject a cartridge (if necessary).
Viper 200 Installation Manual
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