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3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to select the function. The drive performs the dump. The SCD shows 0 , then goes blank. To access the contents of the dump, see "Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump." Note: You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal operating mode. Simply press and hold the Unload Button for ten seconds. Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump Function Code 5 copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code 4) to the beginning of a scratch (blank) data cartridge. Attention For the 5 - 1 function, insert only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a cartridge that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the data on the cartridge. Attention: Customers should only attempt this step when requested by IBM service. 1. Place the drive in maintenance mode. For instructions, see "Entering Maintenance Mode" on page 15. 2. Press the Unload Button once per second to cycle through the following functions: v 5 - 0 : no function v 5 - 1 : copy dump to tape v 5 - 8 : copy dump to flash memory v 5 - 3 : erase flash memory If you cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the code reappears. 3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to select one of the above functions. The SCD changes to a flashing C . 4. Insert a scratch (blank) data cartridge that is not write protected (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). The SCD flashes the selection number while performing the function. Note: If you inserted an invalid or write-protected tape cartridge, error code 7 appears in the SCD. The tape drive unloads the cartridge and exits maintenance mode. v If the copy operation completes successfully, the tape drive rewinds and unloads the tape, and exits maintenance mode. Operating the Drive 19

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3.
Press
and
hold
the
Unload
Button
for
three
or
more
seconds,
then
release
it
to
select
the
function.
The
drive
performs
the
dump.
The
SCD
shows
0
,
then
goes
blank.
To
access
the
contents
of
the
dump,
see
“Function
Code
5:
Copy
Drive
Dump.”
Note:
You
can
also
force
a
drive
dump
when
the
tape
drive
is
in
normal
operating
mode.
Simply
press
and
hold
the
Unload
Button
for
ten
seconds.
Function
Code
5:
Copy
Drive
Dump
Function
Code
5
copies
data
from
a
drive
dump
(captured
in
Function
Code
4)
to
the
beginning
of
a
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge.
Attention
For
the
5
-
1
function,
insert
only
a
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge
or
a
cartridge
that
may
be
overwritten.
During
the
test,
the
drive
overwrites
the
data
on
the
cartridge.
Attention:
Customers
should
only
attempt
this
step
when
requested
by
IBM
service.
1.
Place
the
drive
in
maintenance
mode.
For
instructions,
see
“Entering
Maintenance
Mode”
on
page
15.
2.
Press
the
Unload
Button
once
per
second
to
cycle
through
the
following
functions:
v
5
-
0
:
no
function
v
5
-
1
:
copy
dump
to
tape
v
5
-
8
:
copy
dump
to
flash
memory
v
5
-
3
:
erase
flash
memory
If
you
cycle
past
the
desired
code,
press
the
Unload
Button
once
per
second
until
the
code
reappears.
3.
Press
and
hold
the
Unload
Button
for
three
or
more
seconds,
then
release
it
to
select
one
of
the
above
functions.
The
SCD
changes
to
a
flashing
C
.
4.
Insert
a
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge
that
is
not
write
protected
(or
the
tape
drive
exits
maintenance
mode).
The
SCD
flashes
the
selection
number
while
performing
the
function.
Note:
If
you
inserted
an
invalid
or
write-protected
tape
cartridge,
error
code
7
appears
in
the
SCD.
The
tape
drive
unloads
the
cartridge
and
exits
maintenance
mode.
v
If
the
copy
operation
completes
successfully,
the
tape
drive
rewinds
and
unloads
the
tape,
and
exits
maintenance
mode.
Operating
the
Drive
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