User manual QUANTUM AIT-100D

[. . . ] Installation and Operating Guide AIT-70D/100D Copyright Notice © Copyright ADIC 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of ADICTM. ADIC shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material whether based on warranty, contract, or other legal theory. [. . . ] Any attempt to write to the tape will cause the alarm to sound and the following message to appear: Whenever a tape is in motion. Motion Message = Loading, Unloading, Positioning, Erasing, Verifying, Cleaning Tape, and Rewinding. The arrows will scroll to the left or right. Continued on next page. 16 Operation Drive Operating Condition Whenever the system is writing to a tape, this message will alternate with the ready screen. LCD Message . Writing -- indicates the system is writing to the tape. P -- indicates the actual partition currently being used (X = 0 or 1). XX. X GB -- indicates the amount of tape available to be written to within a partition. Whenever the system is reading a tape, this message will alternate with the ready screen. . Reading -- indicates the system is reading from the tape. XX. XGB -- indicates the amount of tape used within a partition. P -- indicates the actual partition currently being used (X = 0 or 1). Whenever the system is creating a partition on the tape. indicates the drive is creating a partition. Whenever the system is changing to another partition on the tape. occurs whenever an application stores files on more than one partition. -- indicates tape motion. Operation 17 Loading the Data Cassette Cautions · Attempting to insert a cassette into the drive with the power off will result in damage to the drive. · Never insert a cassette into the drive up side down or backwards. · Never install more than one label in the place provided on the cassette, there is a strong possibility that the tape will jam on eject. p p Turn on the power to your host system. Turn the AIT-70D/100D power on. 4 If your external SCSI bus terminator has a Term Power LED, it should also be illuminated. 4 The AIT-70D/100D LCD backlight will illuminate. p p Make sure the Write-Protect Tab on the data cassette is in the record position (all the way to the right). See figure 4 in Chapter 1: Introduction. Insert the data cassette halfway into the slot on the front of the AIT-70D/100D (see Figure 7). Note Inserting a write-protected cassette will cause the LCD to display a "Write Protected Tape In Drive" message and the AIT70D/100D will sound an alarm for approximately 15 seconds. The message will not be displayed again unless a write command is issued by the host; if this occurs, the write-protected message will again be displayed. [. . . ] millimeter (0. 03937 inches) When the drive is off-line, all commands that access the tape will report check condition status. Generally operations that would cause tape motion, that is; write, read, and space commands cannot be performed. The drive is on-line when a tape is loaded in the drive and the load sequence has finished. All commands can be executed, including those that set configurations or run diagnostic tests. [. . . ]