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Table 3. Unload/Eject button features
LED Status
Button Hold
Time (seconds)
Feature Description
Ready
Fault
Clean
Media
On
N/A
N/A
N/A
0-6
Normal unload/eject function
Blinking
Off
Off
Off
6-9
Reserved
Blinking
Blinking
Blinking
Off
12-15
Reserved
Blinking
Blinking
Blinking
Blinking
15-18
Reserved
On
Off
Off
Off
18-21
Revert to normal operating mode
On
On
Off
Off
21-24
Write/read diagnostic mode*
On
On
On
Off
24-27
Reserved*
On
On
On
On
27-30
Emergency reset
Off
Off
Off
Off
30+
Revert to normal operating mode
Unload/Eject Button Feature Description
Normal Unload/Eject
When you release the button, the drive unloads and ejects the cartridge.
Write/Read Diagnostic Mode
NOTICE: This mode overwrites all data on the cartridge in the drive. Use extreme caution when using this
feature to avoid loss of important data.
When you release the button, the drive initiates an internal write/read diagnostic. The diagnostic requires that you first load a
cartridge that is blank or does not contain valuable data. When the diagnostic begins, the drive writes and then reads approximately
400MB of data and then unloads and ejects the cartridge. The process takes about two minutes. If the diagnostic test detects no
errors, the drive returns to normal operating mode. If an error occurs, the appropriate LEDs illuminate.
Emergency Reset
When you release the button, the drive performs a hard reset, behaving as if it had been turned off and then on. A standard POST
then takes place.
Revert to Normal Operating Mode
When you release the button, the drive returns to normal operation.
Loading a Tape Cartridge
The PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape drive reads and writes DLTtape VS1 cartridges. The PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape
drive can read - but not write - DLTtape™ IV cartridges written using the DLT1/VS80 format.
NOTE: The PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape drive automatically ejects any other cartridge types and any cartridges
whose format it cannot read. Make sure all cartridges that you want to use for writing are DLTtape VS1 cartridges.
Loading a cartridge into the PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape drive is fast and easy. After the drive completes POST, insert the