Handling and storing a cartridge – Compaq 340622-002 User Manual
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Operating and Cleaning the Drive
Compaq SLR Tape Drive User Guide
Handling and Storing a Cartridge
Data reliability is a function of many variables and may be improved by
suitable handling and storage. The user should follow these guidelines:
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Do not drop cartridges.
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Make sure that the air around the drive and the cartridge storage area is
clean.
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Expose a cartridge to the actual operating environment for at least four
hours prior to use.
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Do not expose a cartridge to high humidity for an extended period
unless the cartridge can be dried out for three or four days outside its
packaging box prior to use.
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Reject worn or excessively noisy cartridges.
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Reject cartridges which contain hard read or write errors.
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Reject cartridges which repeatedly require large numbers of blocks per
track to be rewritten.