Loading And Unloading; Inserting Cartridges; Inserting A Dat 160 Cartridge Into An Hp Storageworks Dat 160 External Drive - Freecom USB DAT-40ES User Manual

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Loading and unloading

1. cartridge slot

2. arrow indicates leading direction

Figure 17 Inserting a DAT 160 cartridge into an HP StorageWorks DAT 160 external

drive

Insert a cartridge into the slot on the front panel. As the cartridge is inserted, the drive takes it and

performs a load sequence.

NOTE:

The illustration shows a DAT 160 cartridge. These cartridges are wider than earlier-format DDS cartridges

and can only be used with HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drives. See

for more information about tape drive and cartridge compatibility.

HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drives: The Ready light ﬂashes green while the drive performs its

load sequence. When the cartridge is loaded, the Ready light shows steady green.

HP StorageWorks DAT 72, DAT 40 and DAT 24 tape drives: The Tape light ﬂashes green while the

drive performs its load sequence. When the cartridge is loaded, the Tape light shows steady green.

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cartridges" on page 41

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