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front panel lights
The front panel of your HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drive has three lights (LEDs)
as shown below.
All three LEDS
This indicates the status of the Power On Self Test (POST).
On, steady: POST is starting.
On, flashing: A POST error has occurred. For more information, see
Troubleshooting.
Note: LEDs during firmware update operation. See also
During the firmware update process DO NOT RESET OR POWER CYCLE
THE DRIVE.
When the drive is in firmware update mode, the Drive Error and Ready LEDS
flash.
If a corrupt or incompatible image is downloaded for a firmware update, the
Ready and Write Protected LEDs do not flash. The drive resets and leaves
the code update cartridge loaded to indicate that the code update was not
successful.
If a valid image is downloaded the Ready and Drive Error LEDs will flash
alternately during the update process. The code update cartridge is ejected
on successful completion.
Drive Error (first light)
This LED indicates if an error has been
detected.
Off: No fault has been detected.
Flashing: An unrecoverable or hard
error has occurred. Contact
Technical Support
Ready (second light)
This LED indicates when a cartridge is
loaded and when it is in OBDR mode.
On, steady: The power to the drive
is on.
On, regular
The tape is in motion.
flashing:
On, irregular The drive is in OBDR
flashing: mode.
Off: There is no power to
the drive.
Clean/Media (third light)
This LED indicates when a cleaning
tape should be used or if the media
needs replacing. See also "Cleaning".
On, steady:
Cleaning cartridge in use.
On, flashing: The media needs
replacing or the heads
need cleaning. Try
cleaning the drive with a
DLT VS cleaning tape.
If after cleaning, this
indicator is illuminated
again when you load a
DLTtape cartridge: it is
probable that the
DLTtape cartridge is
causing problems. Try a
new DLTtape cartridge. If
this condition persists
with other cartridges, use
HP Library and Tape
Tools to help you
diagnose the problem.
Off: Cleaning is complete or
not needed.
Firmware Updates.
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