Quantum A-Series User Manual

Performing an Emergency Reset and Cartridge Eject

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide

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Performing an Emergency Reset and Cartridge Eject

If the A-Series LTO-3A tape drive stops communicating with the host 

computer, use the following procedure to reset the drive and eject a 

cartridge (if necessary).

To perform an emergency reset, hold down the load/unload button 

between 5 to 15 seconds, and then release it. 

When you perform an emergency reset and cartridge 

eject, any data in the drive or host buffers will not be 

written to the tape and the tape record may not be 

correctly terminated with an end-of-data mark. If the end-

of-data mark is not written to the tape, you will not be 

able to append any data to that tape unless you overwrite 

the existing data on the tape.

no tape in the drive,

restarts the drive and begins the Power On 

Self Test function.

a tape in the drive,

ignores all outstanding SCSI commands, 

ejects the tape, restarts the drive, and begins 

the Power On Self Test function.

When you power down the LTO-3A drive, keep the drive 

in the power off condition for at least 10 seconds before re-

applying power.