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Table 15. Error codes on the Single-character Display (continued). To clear error and cycle power, press the Unload
Button for ten seconds. A drive dump will be created.
Error Code
Tape drive hardware problem. The tape drive determined that a problem occurred which
A
degraded the operation of the tape drive, but it did not restrict continued use. If the problem
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persists, determine whether the problem is with the drive or the media.
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Note: The drive is usable, though the Single-character Display continues to indicate an error and
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the Status Light flashes amber. The error code may clear when you cycle power to the tape drive
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or place it in maintenance mode.
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To determine if the problem is with the drive hardware, or the tape media, perform the following
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procedures:
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1. If possible, run the tape cartridge in a different drive. If the operation in the other drive fails
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and
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& Media diagnostic (see "Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media" on page 40).
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2. If the Test Cartridge & Media diagnostic fails, replace the media. If it runs successfully, clean
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the failing drive and run the drive diagnostics (see "Cleaning the Drive Head" on page 31 and
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"Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics" on page 33). If the drive diagnostics run
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successfully, perform the operation that produced the initial drive error.
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3. If the problem persists replace the drive.
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If it is not possible to run the tape cartridge in a different drive, perform the following
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procedures:
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1. Clean the failing drive and run the drive diagnostics (see "Cleaning the Drive Head" on page
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31 and "Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics" on page 33). If the drive diagnostics run
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successfully, run the Test Cartridge & media diagnostic (see "Function Code E: Test Cartridge
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& Media" on page 40).
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2. If the Test Cartridge & Media diagnostic fails, replace the media. If it runs successfully,
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perform the operation that produced the initial drive error.
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3. If the problem persists replace the drive.
b
No error or message is assigned. See error code
The tape drive needs to be cleaned. Clean the tape drive. See "Cleaning the Drive Head" on page
C
31.
The error code clears when you clean the tape drive or place it in maintenance mode.
d
No error or message assigned. See error code
The Unload Button is depressed. Verify that the button pushes freely.
Using Sense Data
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7
or
displays, replace the media. If the operation succeeds, run the Test Cartridge
When a drive encounters an error, it makes sense data available. You can use IBM
device drivers to examine the sense data and determine errors. Instructions for
downloading, installing, and properly configuring the IBM device drivers are
available in the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide. The IBM
device drivers may conflict with some commercial software applications unless
properly configured. To avoid conflicts on Windows operating systems, refer to
your device driver's procedures for setting the driver to manual startup mode. For
applications that use Open Systems device drivers that are provided by IBM (for
example, AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows 2003, and Windows 2000), the
Cause and Action
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in this table.
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in this table.
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Resolving Problems
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