HP 3000 Series Handbook

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Removable Media Devices
DDS Front Panel and Status Display
The tape drive in the HP 3000/9x8 and HP 9000 800 Ex5 Class systems is shown in
Figure 1-13.
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Figure 1-13. C1504B 3.5-inch DDS-Format Tape Drive Front Panel
Cassette Slot: is where the tape cassette is inserted and removed.
Unload Button: stops any tape operation, rewinds the tape, and ejects the cassette from the
tape drive.
Cassette Light and Drive Light: indicate the status of the tape drive. Both lights are capable
of displaying yellow or green colors. The combinations of colors plus being off (no light) show
normal
operation status, operation with write protect, and caution states, as listed below.
The various status states you will see the indicators display are shown in the following tables.
Table 1-8 is for
the 3.5 inch tape drive.
The Cassette indicator and the Drive indicator are hi-color Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).
They can show green or yellow light.
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HP 3000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	3000 Series
Category	Desktop
Language	English