LED

Cause

Action required

Sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready is FLASHING fast.

None.

 

 

 

 

 

The drive is

Do not reset or power cycle the drive.

 

 

 

 

 

downloading firmware.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready is OFF, others are

None.

 

 

 

 

 

ON.

Do not reset or power cycle the drive.

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware is being

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reprogrammed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean is FLASHING.

Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See page 28 for

 

 

 

 

 

The drive requires

supported cartridges and instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning.

If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load a new

 

 

 

 

 

 

or known data cartridge after cleaning, call for

 

 

 

 

 

 

service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready is FLASHING and

None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean is ON.

completion.

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning is in progress.

The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes to

 

 

 

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape Error is FLASHING.

Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you are

 

 

 

 

 

The drive believes the

using the correct format cartridge; an Ultrium data

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge or Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

current tape or the tape

 

 

 

 

 

just ejected is faulty.

(See page 28.)

 

 

 

 

 

Reload the cartridge. If the Tape Error LED still flashes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or starts flashing during the next backup, load a new

 

 

 

 

 

 

or known, good cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the Tape Error LED is now off, discard the 'suspect'

 

 

 

 

 

 

tape cartridge. If it is still on, call for service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape is ejected

Write-protect the cartridge by sliding the red switch

 

 

 

 

 

immediately and Tape

on the tape cartridge. The tape can be loaded and

 

 

or

Error is FLASHING, or

the data read. Once the data is recovered, the

 

 

Drive Error FLASHES on

cartridge must be discarded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unloading tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape cartridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory (CM) may be

 

 

 

 

 

 

faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive Error FLASHING.

Load a new cartridge. If the error persists, power

 

 

 

 

 

The drive mechanism

cycle or reset the drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has detected an error.

If the Drive Error LED remains on, call for service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HP Ultrium tape drive 960i Firmware is being, Reprogrammed, Or known data cartridge after cleaning, call for, Service