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тАО04-28-2003 10:36 AM
тАО04-28-2003 10:36 AM
DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
Has anyone else experienced similar issues? I've contact HP/Compaq and they have no known problems.
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тАО04-28-2003 11:31 PM
тАО04-28-2003 11:31 PM
Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
Every drive you insert such a tape into will be rendered inoperative and need to be returned for repair.
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тАО04-29-2003 01:00 AM
тАО04-29-2003 01:00 AM
Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
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тАО04-29-2003 03:50 AM
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Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
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тАО04-29-2003 04:50 AM
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тАО05-15-2003 03:03 AM
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тАО01-09-2004 12:01 PM
тАО01-09-2004 12:01 PM
Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
I am having this problem now. I have read all the questions and answers to this on the site and none seem to be exactly what is going on to me. After returning from X-mas break I was performing my latest back-up when it happened. All the lights on the right side of my 40/80 drive are lit up and flashing. Everytime I hit the unload button I hear the drive grind and after a minute or so the lights are flashing again. My drive is less than a year old along with my tapes. Is there a way to get the tape out and possibly save the drive - or has it given up the ghost?
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тАО01-09-2004 05:54 PM
тАО01-09-2004 05:54 PM
Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
> Everytime I hit the unload button I hear the drive grind and after a minute or so the lights are flashing again. My drive is less than a year old along with my tapes. Is there a way to get the tape out and possibly save the drive - or has it given up the ghost?
There is a process for manually unloading a tape out of a DLT library drive. It's covered in the SureStore 2/20 manual (removing a stuck DLT tape - page 152):
http://h200006.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/lpg28861/lpg28861.pdf
Off hand, I can't remember if you can also do this on a standalone drive (I think you can). However, if your drive is still under warranty, don't attempt this unless the call center walks you through it. The standlaone DLT manual doesn't cover removal of stuck tapes.
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тАО01-09-2004 06:32 PM
тАО01-09-2004 06:32 PM
Re: DLT8000 Flashing LEDs
The current firmware for all HP/CPQ DLT8000 drives is V86. You can used HP Library & Tape Tools (www.hp.com/support/tapetools) to update your firmware.
> I am familiar with dropped leaders and although similar symptoms, it is not the case in these situations. I have reseated the leader and placed brand new tapes in these faulty drives, only to have the drive pull the tape in a bit and then stop with the flashing LEDs.
After a failure, run HP L&TT and generate a support ticket. Post the support ticket here, and I can review the drive error logs. That should give us a clue as to what is going on.
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тАО01-10-2004 05:16 AM
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