Table 44. Index number and the corresponding description for the front view of the tape drive (continued)
Index number Description
î4î Ready/Activity LED (green)
î5î Unload/Reset button
The combinations of the lights and their definitions are shown in the following table.
Table 45. Definition of status light combinations
Activity
Cleaning (amber)
Media fault (amber)
Drive fault (amber)
Ready/Activity
(green)
Power on LED test (2.0
seconds)
On On On On
Power on self-test
(POST) activity
Off Off Off Flashing
POST failed Off Off Flashing Off
POST passed On
1
or off Off Off Off
Data cartridge loading On
1
or off Off Off Flashing
Data cartridge loaded,
no activity
On
1
or off On
2
or off Flashing
3
or off On
Data cartridge loaded,
activity
On
1
or off On
2
or off Flashing
3
or off Flashing
Data cartridge
unloading
On
1
or off On
2
or off Flashing
3
or off Flashing
Data cartridge ejected On
1
or off On or off Flashing
3
or off Off
Cleaning cartridge
loaded, activity
On Off Flashing
3
or off Flashing
Cleaning succeeded,
cleaning cartridge
ejected
Off Off Flashing
3
or off Off
Cleaning failed,
cleaning cartridge
ejected
On
1
On Flashing
3
or off Off
Unrecoverable drive
failure
4
On
1
or off On or off Flashing Flashing
Unrecoverable media
failure
4
On
1
On Off Flashing, on, or off
Firmware download:
download and
reprogram
Flashing Off Off Flashing
Firmware download:
possible unload
See Data cartridge unloading
Firmware download:
reset in 1 second
On On On On
Firmware download:
self-test
See Power on self-test activity, and then see either POST passed or POST failed.
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