HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 63)

Understanding LED sequences
5. Tape LED 1. Cartridge door
6. Drive LED 2. On/Off switch (external drives only)
7. Ready LED 3. Encryption LED
8. Eject button 4. Clean LED
Figure 33 Front view of Ultrium 3000 external tape drive
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The LED sequences in the following table relate to the Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LEDs. The Ultrium
3280 tape drive also has an Encryption LED that describes encryption status. This is described
separately in “
Encryption LED ” on page 65. The meaning of different patterns of LEDs, without
encryption enabled, is as follows:
Table 5 Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LED sequences
Action required Cause LED Sequence
Make sure the drive is switched on. The power
on/off switch on an external drive
incorporates a green LED.
Check the power cord connection and replace
the cable if necessary. On external drives,
you can use the power cord from your monitor
or another device to check that the connection
is working.
If the power supply is present and all LEDs
remain off, power cycle or reset the drive . If
it still fails, call for service.
Drive may not have power,
may be faulty or may have
been power cycled or reset
during a firmware upgrade.
All LEDs OFF.
Power cycle or reset the drive.
If the error condition reappears, call for
service.
The drive has failed to execute
power-on self test (POST).
Ready and Clean OFF. Drive
and Tape FLASH.
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