HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 29)

Troubleshooting
M8705A Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide — 694638-001
5 -5
Understanding LED Sequences
Tape FLASHES
The drive believes the
current tape or the tape
just ejected is faulty. Unload the tape cartridge.
Make sure that you are using
the correct format cartridge;
an Ultrium data cartridge or
Ultrium Universal Cleaning
Cartridge.
Reload the cartridge. If the
Tape LED still flashes or
starts flashing during the next
backup, load a new or known
good cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off,
discard the 'suspect' tape
cartridge. If it is still on, call
for service.
The tape is ejected
immediately and Tape
FLASHES, or Drive
FLASHES on unloading
tape.
The tape cartridge
memory (CM) may be
faulty. Write protect the cartridge by
sliding the switch on the tape
cartridge, see
Write
Protecting Cartridges on
page 4-7 The tape can be
loaded and the data read.
Once the data is recovered,
the cartridge must be
discarded.
Table 5-1. Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LED Sequences
LED Sequence Cause Action Required