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Chapter 13  Using the Tape Drive

Cleaning the Tape Drive

DLT-S4 Product Manual

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Unload the cartridge and remove it from the tape drive. 

Cleaning the Tape Drive

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This section discusses the DLT-S4 tape drive cleaning cartridge, 

maintenance considerations, and important compatibility issues.

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Quantum tape drives occasionally require preventive cleaning. To a large 

degree, the amount of ambient pollution and particulates in the 

environment dictates the cleaning frequency.
Do not clean the tape drive unless the tape drive specifically indicates that 

cleaning is necessary. When your backup software indicates that you need 

to clean the tape drive, or the right (yellow) LED on the tape drive comes 

on, use the cleaning cartridge to clean the unit. (See 

 on page 111 

for the location of this LED.)

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Use ONLY the SDLT CleaningTape. Other cleaning cartridges, such as 

CleaningTape III or DLT VS CleaningTape, are incompatible with the 

DLT-S4 tape drive heads.
The cleaning cartridge is packaged in a plastic case, and is white in color. 

During the firmware update, when reprogramming 

the new image into the flash EEPROMs is actually in 

progress, a power failure (but not bus 

) or 

power cycling the unit causes the controller module to 

be unusable. When doing a firmware update, take 

reasonable precautions to prevent a power failure.

Clean the tape drive only when the backup software or 

right (yellow) LED light indicate cleaning is necessary (see 

). Use only the correct 

cleaning cartridge for your tape drive (see 

).