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Loading a Drive
Note: Refer to
To load a cartridge tape, follow these steps:
1. Insert the cartridge tape into the 9840 Tape Drive in the direction shown in
Figure 3-3 on page
2. Wait for the operator panel to display one of the following messages and
take the appropriate action, if necessary:
• A "Ready F" (File Protected) message indicates that a write-protected
• A "Ready U" (File Unprotected) message indicates that a write-enabled
• A "Ready A" message means that a write-enabled VolSafe cartridge
• The "Load xxxx" message indicates that the cartridge tape
Unloading a Drive
Note: Refer to
To unload a cartridge tape, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the 9840 Tape Drive is not selected from the host (see
in
Chapter 4,
Note: If the
2. Press the
• After the tape rewinds, the cartridge tape ejects from the 9840 Tape
• The cartridge tape fails to eject after the tape rewinds. See
95739
"CSL Cartridge Loading/Unloading" in Chapter 6, "Cartridge
Scratch Loader"
to load a CSL.
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cartridge tape loaded successfully.
cartridge tape loaded successfully.
tape loaded successfully in a VolSafe-enabled drive.
unsuccessfully loaded, where the xxxx is the fault symptom code. To
resolve this condition, follow the instructions in
"Drive Errors and Messages."
"CSL Cartridge Loading/Unloading" in Chapter 6, "Cartridge
Scratch Loader"
to unload a CSL.
"Menus").
switch is pressed during a write operation, the 9840 Tape
Unload
Drive tries to write the remaining data before the cartridge tape unloads.
If the operator panel displays the "UnWr xxxx" (Unwritten Data)
message (where xxxx is the fault symptom code), the attempt failed and
some data remains unwritten on the tape. For more information about
recovering from an Unwritten Data condition, see
Chapter 5, "Drive Errors and Messages."
switch. One of the following conditions will occur:
Unload
Drive. Remove the cartridge tape from the 9840 Tape Drive.
Cartridge"
in
Chapter 5, "Drive Errors and Messages,"
Ninth Edition
Loading a Drive
Table 5-2
in
Chapter 5,
"Offline"
"UnWr Condition"
in
"Jammed
for information.
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