A-Series Tape Drive User's Guide

Chapter 3 Using Your Tape Drive
Power On Self-Test (POST) Troubleshooting
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Figure 9 SDLT 600A Tape
Drive Front Panel LEDs
POST Troubleshooting
Tips 3
Table 6 provides troubleshooting tips that you will find useful in the
event that your tape drive fails its POST.
4 When POST is complete, the middle LED stops flashing
and remains illuminated; the left LED turns off, and right
LED remains off.
POST
Failure
If POST fails, the middle and right LEDs illuminate
steadily and the left LED flashes.
Note: If a data cartridge is in place when power is turned on, all
stages remain the same except Stage 3. It may take a
considerably longer time for Stage 3 to complete due to tape
rewind and searching operations that occur during that stage.
Stage What You Observe
Green/Orange LED
Green LED
Yellow L ED
(Cleaning Required)
(Cartridge Status)
(Drive Status)