Removing Tapes - HP Colorado 5GB C4354A Installation Manual

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HP Colorado cartridge or
Travan cartridge
The wider Travan
cartridge spans the entire
width of the drive's
opening.
Standard mini cartridges
Mini-data cartridges are
narrower, leaving gaps on
each side of the tape
when inserted.

Removing Tapes

1. Wait until the light on the front of your tape drive quits blinking. (DO
2. Grasp the tape cartridge firmly and pull it straight out from the drive.
Installation Guide
Note the differences between the two cartridge types when they are fully
inserted as shown in the following illustrations:
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NOT remove a tape during an operation. See the CAUTION note below.)
CAUTION: Interfering with a tape during operations may cause data loss, and
may make the tape temporarily unrecordable. If, during a backup, you pull the
tape out of the drive, turn off the power to the computer, or firmly bump the
tape, you will not be able to read the data currently written to the tape. Also,
the tape will not be recordable until it is erased with Colorado Backup's Erase
utility. (Never use a magnetic bulk eraser to erase your HP Colorado tapes. Bulk
erasers remove reference points on the tape that are vital. Removing these points
makes tapes unusable.)
Approximately 1"
(2.5cm) of the cartridge
extends out of the drive
when fully inserted.
Approximately 0.75"
(2cm) of the cartridge
extends out of the drive
when fully inserted.