
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Suggestions
LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide 75
2 If other LEDs are on, reset the tape drive by either:
• Pressing and holding the Eject button on the front panel for more
than 5 seconds and releasing it (both internal and tabletop drives)
• Cycling the drive AC power switch off and on (tabletop tape
drive only)
3 With the
Power LED on and all other LEDs off, press the Eject button
on the front panel.
IF . . . THEN . . .
the
Drive LED flashes, with no
other LED indicators on,
wait for the tape to eject
(normally takes from 2 to 3
minutes).
• If the tape ejects, and the
Drive
LED stops flashing, the
problem has been resolved.
• If the tape does not eject, and
there are no other LED
indications, contact Technical
Support to resolve the
possible problem with the
tape drive.
you see a message similar to:
You cannot eject the cartridge
because the tape drive is in use.
Wait until the operation is complete
before ejecting the cartridge. The
backup software may still have the
tape drive in prevent mode so that
the cartridge cannot be ejected.
Use the backup software
commands to eject the tape.
use the mt offline command to
eject the tape.
Note: In UNIX/Linux
environments, the
message may not
appear, even though
the operating system
prevents the drive from
ejecting the tape. Use
the
mt offline command
anyway.
the orange
Error LED fast
flashed to indicate a hardware
error,
the cartridge might be
physically jammed inside the
drive. Contact Technical
Support to resolve the possible
problem with the tape drive.
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