DLT VS80 Tape Drive Installation and Operations Guide
001596-01 Rev A07
May 2004
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4.2.2 Unloading a Data Cartridge
To unload a data cartridge from your tape drive, follow these steps:
1.
Press the Unload button or use your backup software to unload the data cartridge. The Ready LED
blinks while the tape drive rewinds the tape. When the tape drive has rewound the tape, it unloads
the data cartridge.
2.
Gently remove the data cartridge from the tape drive by pulling it directly out as shown in
Figure 4-3
.
3.
Return the data cartridge to its storage case to prolong data cartridge life.
C
AUTION
Remove the data cartridge from your tape drive before
powering off the tabletop tape drive or the host server or
workstation for an internal tape drive. Leaving a data cartridge
in the tape drive when power is off can result in data cartridge
and tape drive damage and may cause data loss because the
header/catalog data may not be properly written before the
tape drive loses power.
Figure 4-3.
Unloading a DLTtape IV Data Cartridge
