Cleaning Tape Drives - Dell PowerVault 130T DLT Service Manual

Important Procedures

Cleaning Tape Drives

If a drive needs cleaning, a "Clean Me" message appears on the display for that
drive. Follow this procedure to clean the drive. (When Auto Clean is enabled, the
library automatically performs this operation. See the PowerVault 130T User's
Guide for detailed information about Auto Clean.)
Procedure
1. Select the "Drive Utilities" menu, then select "Clean a Drive."
2. Select the number of the drive to be cleaned using the arrow buttons and press
3. Insert a cleaning cartridge into the CAP, close the CAP, and press ENTER.
4. When the cleaning is finished, follow the prompts on the display to retrieve the
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ENTER. The library unlocks the CAP.
The display reads Performing Operation.
cleaning cartridge and return to operation.
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