HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 26)

Troubleshooting
M8705A Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide — 694638-001
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Understanding LED Sequences
6. Initiate a force eject or emergency unload operation by pressing and holding the
Eject button for 15 seconds. This step causes the drive to try everything possible to
unload the tape.
7. If the cartridge is still jammed, the tape drive has failed. Contact support.
Understanding LED Sequences
Caution: You may lose data if you force eject a tape cartridge that is in the middle of a backup.
The tape cartridge may also become unreadable because an EOD (End of Data) mark may not
be properly written.
Figure 5-1. Front View of Tape Drive
8. Eject Button
7. Ready LED
6. Drive LED
5. Tape LED
4. Clean LED
3. Encryption LED
2. On/Off Switch
1. Cartridge Door
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