IBM T400F manual Removing a Tape Cartridge, Cleaning the Drive Head

Removing a Tape Cartridge

To remove a tape cartridge:

1.Ensure that the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive is powered-on.

2.Press the unload button. The drive rewinds the tape and partially ejects the cartridge. The status light flashes green while the tape rewinds, then goes out before the cartridge partially ejects.

3.After the cartridge partially ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.

If you are unable to remove the cartridge, see “Manually Removing a Tape Cartridge” on page 85. Whenever you unload a tape cartridge, the tape drive writes any pertinent information to the cartridge memory.

Cleaning the Drive Head

Attention: To clean the drive head, use the IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge, the IBM TotalStorage Cleaning Cartridge (Ultrium LTO 2), or an IBM-approved cleaning cartridge.

Clean the drive head whenever C displays on the single-character display and the status light is flashing amber. To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape load compartment (see Figure 10 on page 34). The drive performs the cleaning automatically. When the cleaning is finished, the drive ejects the cartridge. The IBM TotalStorage Cleaning Cartridge (Ultrium LTO 2), the IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge, and most universal cleaning cartridges are generally valid for 50 cleanings.

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