Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 Media Handbook - Page 9

Cleaning & LED/LCD Definitions

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3 Cleaning & LED/LCD Definitions 3.1 Standalone Drive LED Figure 8 - LED Diagram CLEAN LED (Green) Solid On Slow Flashing Rapid Flashing Off Off Off Off LED codes on Dell DAT/DDS tape drives MEDIA LED (Green) DRIVE LED (Amber) Off Off Off Off Off Off Solid On Off Rapid Flashing Off Solid On Solid On Solid On Rapid Flashing Description Cleaning recommended Cleaning required Expired cleaning tape (Use new cleaning tape) No problems Possible write error. Cleaning recommended. Drive reading or writing normally. Hardware Fault has occurred. Table 3 - LED drive codes Table 3 Legend Solid On = Constant light on. Slow flashing = blink rate of 2 seconds on, 1 second off. Rapid flashing = blink rate of 1/8th of a second on, 1/8th of a second off. Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 9

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Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook
Page
9
3
Cleaning & LED/LCD Definitions
3.1
Standalone Drive LED
Figure 8 - LED Diagram
LED codes on Dell DAT/DDS tape drives
CLEAN LED (
Green
)
MEDIA LED (
Green
)
DRIVE LED (
Amber
)
Description
Solid On
Off
Off
Cleaning recommended
Slow Flashing
Off
Off
Cleaning required
Rapid Flashing
Off
Off
Expired cleaning tape
(Use new cleaning tape)
Off
Solid On
Off
No problems
Off
Rapid Flashing
Off
Possible write error.
Cleaning recommended.
Off
Solid On
Solid On
Drive reading or writing
normally.
Off
Solid On
Rapid Flashing
Hardware Fault has
occurred.
Table 3 - LED drive codes
Table 3 Legend
Solid On = Constant light on.
Slow flashing = blink rate of 2 seconds on, 1 second off.
Rapid flashing = blink rate of 1/8
th
of a second on, 1/8
th
of a second off.