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retension a tape cartridge. You should retension a tape
cartridge under the following circumstances:
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Drive maintenance
Cleaning the tape drive
Excessive tape debris or other material may accumulate on
the tape heads if the drive is used with non-approved media
or operated in a hot, dusty environment. In this case, the
drive may experience excessive errors while reading or
writing, and the amber Status LED will remain on during
operation. This means that the drive heads need to be
cleaned.
The LTO cleaning cartridge has the same dimensions as the
data cartridge and contains an LTO-CM (Cartridge Memory),
but is loaded with cleaning media instead of recording media.
Always keep the cleaning cartridge in its protective case
when not in use.
To clean the drive, insert a Seagate-approved cleaning
cartridge. During the cleaning process, both the Status and
Drive LEDs will remain lit. After the cleaning process is
completed, the cartridge may be ejected automatically, or you
may need to press the Eject button to remove the cartridge.
Each time you use the cleaning cartridge, write the date on
the label for future reference.
Note: If the Status LED comes on continuously within 24
Each time the drive is cleaned, the cleaning tape advances to
a new, unused section of media. After approximately 50
If the cartridge is being used for the first time.
If the tape cartridge has not been used for over a month.
If the tape cartridge has been exposed to changes in
temperature (first allow the media to acclimate to its
surroundings).
hours after a cleaning cycle, run the cleaning cycle
again. If, after three cleaning cycles in a 72-hour
period, the Status LED lights up again, contact
Seagate technical support.
Viper 200 Installation Manual
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