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Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape in Various Drives, Cleaning with a Good Tape

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Table 9. Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape in Various Drives (continued) Drive Type Cleaning with a Good Tape Cleaning with an Expired Tape Dell PowerVault No seven segment display 110T LTO-2 indicator. • Activity light blinks green. • Ejects tape shorty after. • Pre firmware 53Y3: No seven segment display indicator. Activity light blinks green but ejects tape shortly after inserting. • Firmware 53Y3 and newer: - Seven segment display shows 7 - Activity light blinks amber - Ejects tape shortly after inserting. When tape is completely removed, all light indicators turn off. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) • Power light on solid green. • Power light on solid green. • Activity light on solid • Activity light on solid green. green. • Status light blinks amber. • Status light on solid amber. • Ejects tape shortly after inserting. • Ejects tape when complete. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) • Press and hold the Eject button for 6 seconds. The drive enters the service mode indicated by all LEDs flashing slowly. • Press Eject twice. The Activity LED flashes fast. • Ejects tape shorty after. • Cleaning light turns on. • Activity light flashes. • Fault light flashes. • Cartridge hold in the drive When pressing Eject button, the cartridge is ejected and the Cleaning light stays on. Dell PowerVault No seven segment display 110T LTO-3 indicator. • Activity light blinks green • Ejects tape shorty after. • Seven segment display shows 7. • Activity light blinks amber. • Ejects tape shortly after inserting. When tape is completely removed, all light indicators turn off. LTO Media Handbook 17

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LTO Media Handbook
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Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-2
No seven segment display
indicator.
Activity light blinks green.
Ejects tape shorty after.
Pre firmware 53Y3:
No seven
segment display indicator. Activity
light blinks green but ejects tape
shortly after inserting.
Firmware 53Y3 and newer:
– Seven segment display shows
7
– Activity light blinks amber
– Ejects tape shortly after
inserting. When tape is
completely removed, all light
indicators turn off.
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-2-L
(Certance)
Power light on solid green.
Activity light on solid
green.
Status light on solid amber.
Ejects tape when
complete.
Power light on solid green.
Activity light on solid green.
Status light blinks amber.
Ejects tape shortly after inserting.
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-2-L
(Tandberg)
Press and hold the Eject
button for 6 seconds. The
drive enters the service
mode indicated by all
LEDs flashing slowly.
Press Eject twice. The
Activity LED flashes fast.
Ejects tape shorty after.
Cleaning light turns on.
Activity light flashes.
Fault light flashes.
Cartridge hold in the drive
When pressing Eject button, the
cartridge is ejected and the Cleaning
light stays on.
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-3
No seven segment display
indicator.
Activity light blinks green
Ejects tape shorty after.
Seven segment display shows
7
.
Activity light blinks amber.
Ejects tape shortly after inserting.
When tape is completely removed,
all light indicators turn off.
Table 9.
Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape in Various Drives
(continued)
Drive Type
Cleaning with a Good Tape
Cleaning with an Expired Tape