IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Path 4.0GB Mm Tape Drive

Cleaning

the

Tape

Path

on

the 4.0GB

4-mm Tape Drive

The

4-mm

tape

path

should be

cleaned

either

approximately every

30 hours of

ta

motion or

once a month, whichever occurs first. The 4-mm

tape

drive monitors the

recording quality of the tape cartridge and

indicates

that

the

tape path

requ

cleaning

when

the

disturbance

status

light (amber) is on.

More frequent cleaning may be required if the drive is operated in a dusty environment or in humid conditions. If the dust is allowed to accumulate, the dri has to perform more reads and writes. This can cause data loss, and may be prevented by regularly scheduled cleaning of the drive.

The cleaning cartridge cleans the 4-mm tape drive 50 times before it needs to b discarded. If you attempt to use a 4-mm cleaning cartridge more than 50 times, tape drive automatically detects the error and ejects the cleaning cartridge wi disturbance status light (amber) remaining on.

Before loading the cleaning cartridge, make sure the power to the 4-mm tape dri on.

To load the 4-mm cleaning cartridge, do the following:

1.Grasp the edges of the 4-mm cleaning cartridge with the window side of the cartridge facing up.

2. Slide		the		cleaning cartridge	into		the opening	on the front of the 4-mm tape
until	the		loading mechanism pulls			the	cartridge	into the drive.

After the 4-mm	cleaning cartridge has been fully inserted into the 4-mm tape dri
the following cleaning		operations	are	performed	automatically:
1. The cleaning	tape	is loaded	into	the tape	path.

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