IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Types of 4-mm Tape Cartridges, Cleaning Cartridge

Recommendations

Attention: Tape cartridges that do not carry the proper DDS symbol cannot be written to and their use may cause the 4-mm tape drive to report an error.

ŸUse only 4-mm Digital Data Storage (DDS or DDS2) cartridges.

Attention: Use of other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage your tape drive and will void the drive warranty.

ŸClean the tape path by using the recommended cleaning cartridge. Follow the

instructions on the cartridge.

ŸBack up and then discard any tape cartridge that repeatedly produces error

messages. The error information is in the system error log.

ŸDo not open the door on the data cartridge that covers the tape. This door

protects the magnetic tape material from dirt, dust, and damage.

Ÿ Do not operate in a dusty environment.

ŸDo not touch the tape material. Any substance transferred to the tape by touching it could cause loss of data.

Types of 4-mm Tape Cartridges

The 4-mm tape drive is shipped with three 4-mm cartridges to help start your tape operations immediately.

4-mm Data Cartridge:Use this non-labeled cartridge for saving or restoring your programs or data. Additional data cartridges can be ordered.

4-mm Diagnostic Cartridge:Use this specially labeled cartridge to perform diagnostics on the drive. Do not use it to save or restore programs or data.

Cleaning Cartridge:	Use this cartridge			for	cleaning	the 4-mm tape path.
	For	more	information,	see	“Cleaning	the Tape Path
	on	the	4.0GB 4-mm Tape Drive” on			page 2-41.

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