HP dat72 5242 User Manual page 53

Section 3: HP 5242-ACL Tape Drive
Tape Error Flashing A WRITE, READ,
Position
Lost
Unloading Status
UpgradeErr Error Flashing The autoloader has failed
Worn Media Error Flashing A high error rate has been
Write x.y Status
Write Error Flashing A WRITE, WRITE
Protected
Tape
Write Fail Error Flashing A WRITE, WRITE
HP StorageWorks DAT 72 (Models 5242 and 5242-ACL) User's Guide
SPACE, or REWIND
command has failed to
complete. The tape is
positioned on the far side
of the bad group of data.
Either the drive is
unloading a cartridge, or a
cartridge is being ejected
from the drive and replaced
in the magazine.
to download an upgrade of
the firmware via SCSI.
detected while writing,
suggesting that the tape is
nearing the end of its
useful life.
The drive is writing data to
tape. x.y:1 is the
cumulative compression
ratio since power-on, or
since the compression ratio
was lasted cleared, for
example, Write 2.1" means
a compression ratio of
2.1:1. The compression
ratio is only displayed after
about 1 megabyte of data
has been written since
power-on.
FILEMARK, or ERASE
command has been
attempted on a write-
protected tape.
FILEMARK, or ERASE
command has failed.
Reposition and try
again.
Check the SCSI
connection and try
again.
Copy any data you
want to keep from the
cartridge onto a new
cartridge and discard
the old cartridge.
Remove the tape and
change it to write-
enabled.
Use a new cartridge.
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