HP StorageWorks DAT Tape Drives User Guide - USB (April 2005)

Operating your tape drive30

Removing cartridges

CAUTION: Never try to remove a cartridge before it is fully ejected.

1. Press the Eject button on the front panel.

Figure 16 Ejecting a cartridge, external drive

2. The drive completes any task it is currently performing, winds the tape to the beginning, and

ejects the cartridge. The sequence will take about 25 seconds for a write-enabled cartridge and

10 seconds for a write-protected cartridge.

Removing power from the drive

To ensure reliable operation, do not remove power from the drive during read, write, fast-search,

load and unload activities.

1eject button