Automatic Drive Spin-Down And Write; Operating The Drive In High Temperature Or Humidity Conditions - Seagate STD2401LW-S Product Manual

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Automatic drive spin-down and write

Operating the Drive in High temperature or humidity conditions

Seagate Express at 1-800-656-8419. Do not use an audio DAT cleaning cartridge.
The drive cannot recognize it.
After you insert the cleaning cartridge, the drive detects that the cartridge is a
cleaning cartridge, then loads and runs the cartridge for about 30 seconds. When
cleaning is complete, the drive ejects the cartridge.
Each time the cleaning cartridge is loaded, a new, unused portion of cleaning tape is
advanced over the entire tape path. The drive does not rewind a cleaning cartridge.
After about 30 cleaning cycles, the entire tape is used up. In this case, the Clean
LED will flash rapidly and the cleaning cartridge should be replaced.
To maximize tape and drive mechanism life, the drive automatically stops the
cylinder when no tape read or write activity occurs.
If a read or write operation occurs, normal operation resumes with no affect on the
host operation.
If tape Write operations cease, a partially full data buffer may remain. After one
minute with no activity, the drive automatically writes the partial buffer to the tape.
This automatic action minimizes the possibility of lost data if the power fails.
If data to be written remains in the buffer when the eject button is pushed, the data is
written to tape before the tape is rewound and ejected.
Following the guidelines listed below can minimize the possibility of damaging the
drive due to operation during extreme temperature or humidity conditions (outside
the specified operating environmental conditions).
Use DDS cartridges only at temperatures between 5 C (40 F) and 40 C
(113 F). The cartridges can be stored at temperatures down to –40 C
(–40 F). Although the storage specifications range from 5 C to –40 C, do not
leave cartridges in severe temperature conditions—such as in a car in bright
sunlight. Avoid extreme changes in temperature or humidity whenever possible.
If cartridges are exposed to temperatures or humidities outside the specified
operating environment, condition the cartridges by exposure to the operating
environment for a time at least equal to the period the cartridges were exposed
to the out-of-spec environment (to a maximum of 24 hours).
Place the drive in a position that provides stable temperatures. Do not place the
drive near open windows, fans, heaters or doors.
Do not read from or write to cartridges when a temperature change of 10 C per
hour is occurring.
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