Sony SDX-800V/R User Manuals

Table of Contents

• COVER

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• Changing List

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• Table of Contents

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• 1. Introduction

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  • 1.1. About this Product Specification Manual

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  • 1.2. Introducing the Sony AIT Technology

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  • 1.3. Features of the Drive

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  • 1.4. Reference

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    • 1.4.1. How to get ECMA-222, 246, 291, 292, 329 Standard Document

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• 2. Specifications

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  • 2.1. Specifications

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    • 2.1.1. Dimensions

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      • 2.1.1.1. Mounting Holes

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    • 2.1.2. Weight

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    • 2.1.3. Connectors

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      • 2.1.3.1. SCSI Cables and Terminators

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  • 2.2. Environmental Specifications

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    • 2.2.1. Temperature and Humidity Range

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    • 2.2.2. Altitude

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    • 2.2.3. Suspended Particulate

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    • 2.2.4. Vibration

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    • 2.2.5. Shock

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    • 2.2.6. Acoustic Noise

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    • 2.2.7. ESD

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    • 2.2.8. EMC

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    • 2.2.9. Orientation

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  • 2.3. Performance Specification

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    • 2.3.1. Data Capacity

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    • 2.3.2. Data transfer Rate

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      • 2.3.2.1. Sustained Data Transfer Rate to and from the Tape

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      • 2.3.2.2. Burst Transfer Rate to and from the SCSI Bus

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    • 2.3.3. Initialize Time

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    • 2.3.4. Load Time

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    • 2.3.5. Unload Time

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    • 2.3.6. Search Time

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    • 2.3.7. Rewind Time

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    • 2.3.8. Error Rate

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    • 2.3.9. Retry Limits on Rewrites

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    • 2.3.10. Definition of Failure

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    • 2.3.11. Mean Time Between Failures

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    • 2.3.12. Mean Time to Repair

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    • 2.3.13. Component Life

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    • 2.3.14. Durability

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  • 2.4. Safety

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    • 2.4.1. Conditions of Acceptability

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  • 2.5. Installation Requirements

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    • 2.5.1. Power Requirements

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  • 2.6. Data Compression

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• 3. Installation

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  • 3.1. Installation Guide

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    • 3.1.1. SCSI ID Number Jumper

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    • 3.1.2. Termination Power Switch

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    • 3.1.3. Parity Disable Jumper

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    • 3.1.4. Data Compression ON Switch

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    • 3.1.5. Power Connector

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    • 3.1.6. SCSI 68 pin Connector

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    • 3.1.7. Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover

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      • 3.1.7.1. Attaching the Dust Cover

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      • 3.1.7.2. Removing the Dust Cover

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• 4. Operation

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  • 4.1. Summary of LED Indications

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  • 4.2. Operator Action

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    • 4.2.1. Powering up the SDX-800V

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    • 4.2.2. Inserting Cassettes

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    • 4.2.3. Removing Cassettes

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    • 4.2.4. Hard Reset Hole

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    • 4.2.5. Write-Protecting Cassettes

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  • 4.3. Internal Function

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    • 4.3.1. The Load Sequence (Effective for non MIC cassette, only) Refer to 12.2.1. Fast Media

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    • 4.3.2. The Unload Sequence (Effective for non MIC cassette, only) Refer to 12.2.1. Fast

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    • 4.3.3. Power-Fail or SCSI Reset Handling

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    • 4.3.4. Diagnostic and Normal Status Displays

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      • 4.3.4.1. Diagnostic Status Display

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      • 4.3.4.2. Normal Status Display

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  • 4.4. Tape Alert

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  • 4.5. Tape Format

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  • 4.6. Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Service

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    • 4.6.1. Head Cleaning

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      • 4.6.1.1. Message When Cleaning Cassette is Necessary

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      • 4.6.1.2. The condition of Cleaning Request

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      • 4.6.1.3. Usage of Cleaning Cassette

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    • 4.6.2. Troubleshooting Guide

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      • 4.6.2.1. Operational Problems

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      • 4.6.2.2. Read/Write Problems

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      • 4.6.2.3. Replace Tape

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      • 4.6.2.4. Media Warning

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    • 4.6.3. Clearance for Service

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    • 4.6.4. Packaging for Return to Sony

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• 5. SCSI Interface

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  • 5.1. Introduction

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    • 5.1.1. Overview of the SCSI Interface

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    • 5.1.2. Supported Messages

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    • 5.1.3. Supported Commands

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  • 5.2. SCSI Bus Operation

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    • 5.2.1. Typical SCSI Operation

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    • 5.2.2. Disconnect

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  • 5.3. Message Specification

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    • 5.3.1. COMMAND COMPLETE (00h)

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    • 5.3.2. EXTENDED MESSAGE (01h)

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      • 5.3.2.1. PARALLEL PROTOCOL REQUEST (04h)

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      • 5.3.2.2. SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST (01h)

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      • 5.3.2.3. WIDE DATA TRANSFER REQUEST

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    • 5.3.3. SAVE DATA POINTER (02h)

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    • 5.3.4. RESTORE POINTERS (03h)

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    • 5.3.5. DISCONNECT (04h)

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    • 5.3.6. INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR (05h)

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    • 5.3.7. ABORT (06h)

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    • 5.3.8. MESSAGE REJECT (07h)

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    • 5.3.9. NO OPERATION (08h)

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    • 5.3.10. MESSAGE PARITY ERROR (09h)

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    • 5.3.11. BUS DEVICE RESET (0Ch)

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    • 5.3.12. IDENTIFY (80h-FFh)

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    • 5.3.13. IGNORE WIDE RESIDUE (23h)

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  • 5.4. Status Specification

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• 6. Command Specification

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  • 6.1. ERASE 19h

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  • 6.2. INQUIRY 12h

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  • 6.3. LOAD/UNLOAD 1Bh

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  • 6.4. LOCATE 2Bh

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  • 6.5. LOG SELECT 4Ch

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  • 6.6. LOG SENSE 4Dh

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    • 6.6.1. The Log Page Descriptor

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    • 6.6.2. The Log Parameter Descriptor

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    • 6.6.3. Supported Log Pages

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      • 6.6.3.1. Summary List of Supported Pages

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    • 6.6.4. Write and Read Error Counters Pages

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    • 6.6.5. Last N Error Events List

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    • 6.6.6. Tape Alert Log Page

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    • 6.6.7. Tape Log Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.8. Tape Capacity Log Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.9. Drive Usage Log Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.10. Read and Write Frame Error Counter Page

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    • 6.6.11. Data Compression Transfer Log Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.12. AIT Log Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.13. MIC Fixed Length Information Page (Sony Unique)

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    • 6.6.14. MIC Variable Length Information Page (Sony Unique)

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  • 6.7. MODE SELECT(6/10) 15h and 55h

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    • 6.7.1. Disconnect-Reconnect Page (02h)

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    • 6.7.2. Control Mode Page (0Ah)

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    • 6.7.3. Data Compression Control Page (0Fh)

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    • 6.7.4. Device Configuration Page (10h)

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    • 6.7.5. Medium Partitions Parameter Page (11h)

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    • 6.7.6. Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch)

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    • 6.7.7. AIT Device Configuration Page (31h)

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    • 6.7.8. Append Partition (32h) (This mode page is NOT

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    • 6.7.9. Delete Partition (33h) (This mode page is NOT

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  • 6.8. MODE SENSE (6/10) 1Ah and 5Ah

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    • 6.8.1. Mode Sense 31h (AIT Device Configuration Page)

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  • 6.9. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 5Eh

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  • 6.10. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 5Fh

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  • 6.11. PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh

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  • 6.12. READ 08h

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  • 6.13. READ ATTRIBUTE 8Ch

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    • 6.13.1. ATTRIBUTE VALUES service action

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    • 6.13.2. ATTRIBUTE LIST service action

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    • 6.13.3. PARTITION LIST service action

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    • 6.13.4. VOLUME LIST service action

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  • 6.14. READ BLOCK LIMITS 05h

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  • 6.15. READ BUFFER 3Ch

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  • 6.16. READ POSITION 34h

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  • 6.17. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch

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  • 6.18. RELEASE UNIT (6/10) 17h and 57h

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  • 6.19. REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 44h

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  • 6.20. REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER A3h

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  • 6.21. REPORT LUNS A0h

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  • 6.22. REQUEST SENSE 03h

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  • 6.23. RESERVE UNIT (6/10) 16h and 56h

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  • 6.24. REWIND 01h

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  • 6.25. SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh

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  • 6.26. SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER A4h

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  • 6.27. SPACE 11h

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    • 6.27.1. CHECK CONDITION

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  • 6.28. TEST UNIT READY 00h

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  • 6.29. WRITE 0Ah

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  • 6.30. WRITE ATTRIBUTE 8Dh

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  • 6.31. WRITE BUFFER 3Bh

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  • 6.32. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h

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• 7. Drive Diagnostics

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  • 7.1. Overview

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  • 7.2. Diagnostic Test

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    • 7.2.1. Power-on Self Test

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    • 7.2.2. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Self Test

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    • 7.2.3. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Individual Test

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    • 7.2.4. Diagnostic Test Number Summary

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    • 7.2.5. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULT command

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    • 7.2.6. Diagnostics Results Reference

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• 8. APPENDIX A: ASC & ASCQ Alphabetic Order

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• 9. APPENDIX B: ASC & ASCQ Numeric Order

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• 10. APPENDIX C: SCSI Commands (Op Code Order)

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• 11. APPENDIX D: ASC & ASCQ for AIT (Sony Unique)

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• 12. APPENDIX E: Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute

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  • 12.1. INTRODUCTION

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  • 12.2. OVERVIEW

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  • 12.3. REFERENCE

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  • 12.4. SCSI COMMAND REQUIREMENTS

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    • 12.4.1. LOAD COMMAND

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  • 12.5. NEW COMMANDS

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  • 12.6. MEDIUM AUXILIARY MEMORY ATTRIBUTE DATA

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• 13. APPENDIX F: AIT based WORM system

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  • 13.1. Important Notice

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  • 13.2. Write-Protected (WP) Bit in Mode Sense Data

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  • 13.3. How to detect a WORM cartridge

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  • 13.4. How to initialize a WORM cartridge

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  • 13.5. How to handle the WORM cartridge in the drive

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• 14. APPENDIX G: DISASTER RECOVER

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  • 14.1. Overview

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  • 14.2. Creating Disaster Recovery Tape

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  • 14.3. Configuring The Drive For Disaster Recovery Operation

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  • 14.4. Exiting DR Mode

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  • 14.5. Supported CDROM DR Command Set

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    • 14.5.1. Inquiry (12h)

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    • 14.5.2. Read 10 (28h)

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    • 14.5.3. Read Capacity (0x25)

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    • 14.5.4. Read TOC (0x43)

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    • 14.5.5. Mode Sense/Select Page Code 0x3C

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  • 14.6. Reset Handling

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• 15. APPENDIX H: GLOSSARY

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