IBM RS/6000 44P manual Loading the 8 mm Tape Cartridge

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 properly set. Refer to ªSetting the Write-Protect Tab on 8 mm Tape Cartridgesº on page 21. The tape drive loads the tape from the cartridge and prepares it for reading and writing.

1Window side of tape cartridge

28 mm tape cartridge

3Write-protect tab

To load the 8 mm tape cartridge:

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 service processor 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 once the tape has finished loading. Commands not requiring the tape cartridge are run immediately.

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