Loading The 8 Mm Tape Cartridge - IBM RS/6000 User Manual

Loading the 8 mm Tape Cartridge

Before loading the tape cartridge, make sure the system unit power is on and that the
write-protect tab on the tape cartridge is set correctly. Refer to "Setting the Write-Protect
Tab on 8 mm Tape Cartridges" on page 21. The tape drive loads the tape from the
cartridge and prepares it for reading and writing.
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To load the 8 mm tape cartridge, do the following:
1. Grasp the edges of the 8 mm tape cartridge with the write-protect tab toward you
and the window side of the cartridge facing up.
2. Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the 8 mm tape drive until
the loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
The ready status light (green) comes on if the load operation was successful.
The tape drive is ready for data operations when the tape cartridge is inserted. After the
cartridge is inserted into the tape drive, the tape takes about 25 seconds to load.
Commands can be entered while the tape is loading. Any commands to the tape drive
start running after the tape has finished loading. Commands not requiring the tape
cartridge are run immediately.
Window side of tape cartridge
8 mm tape cartridge
Write-protect tab
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