HP StorageWorks Ultrium 215 tape drive (LTO1): cartriges recognition problem

I recently bought a used HP Storageworks Ultrium 215 tape drive instead of my even more antique HP Superstore DAT 40 which malfunctioned after few good years of working. I installed the tape drive into my full tower case desktop, connected the power and SCSI connectors,( SCSI ID was the same (3) so nothing to change there) turned ON the system (AMD 64 on Asus M3A79T deluxe mboard running Fedora 17). Pressing the "Eject" buton I noticed that the tape drive came with a tape cartridge inside (C7971A 200GB) because it poped out. When I attempted to re-insert it the tape drive repeated 4 times the movement of the tape inside then outside, after which the "Tape error" LED started blinking. I attempted to insert a cleaning cartridge (IBM Total Storage LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge, intended for all Ultrium 1 & 2 drives) but got the same LED blinking. I also attempted it with a new data cartridge - the same result.

Doing some googling I saw someone mentione that such problem could be caused if the tape drive used in server had two plastic guides attached from its sides and removing them solves the problem. I remembered that I saw two plastic guides before inserting the tape drive into the case, and I had to remove them to install the drive, so it seems that isn't the problem (or is it?).

Could it be that the cartridge left inside te tape drive somehow affected the tape detection mechanizm? Any way to "debug" it?

Am I forgetting something or I just got a malfunctioning tape drive?

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Fuji 26200010 LTO1 Outstanding, Well Firm Media Tape Cartridge

Fujifilm LTO 26200010 tapes, are using ATOMM technology, Fuji Film LTO 1 has been optimized for better reliability, durability, and best presentation through excellent data storage capacity, speed with outstanding long lasting performance in separately and automated storage environments. Fuji LTO 1 Tape, is offering 100GB (native) 200GB (compressed) data storage capacity with excellent protection of stored data and archives. Excellent storage capacity is equally supported by fast and secured data transfer speed with 20MB/Sec (native) and 40MB/Sec (compressed).

Superior recording compactness is a key aspect in tape data storage capacity. Fuji film illustrates on its long knowledge in accuracy built-up and has introduced tapes that meet the requirements of the most challenging submissions. Presentation is also calculated at the time keep accessing decisive data. The excellent quality base film uses exceptional coating techniques for Fuji LTO-1, which enable the base film to have 384 data tracks with 609M long base film length with half inch tape. Fuji also included a build in non contact 4KB memory chip LTO-CM, which able to hold very important information about the cartridge, and speed up the process of accessing to required data during intense load and unload operations.

Fuji LTO1 Tape, depend seriously on timing based, elevated accuracy Servo System attains its significant routine level, Fujifilm LTO Ultrium tape format are prerecorded with a magnetic servo signal. This signal is compulsory in arrange to utilize the cartridge through the Ultrium LTO 1 tape drive. Fuji film is also one of the creators in groundbreaking servo writing system. Fuji LTO1 tapes, to manage the long length of tape there is a propensity of enlarged force on the hub with the possible danger of reason hub buckle. This might direct to surprising bend, such as tape border spoil or other bodily anomaly, in regulate to keep away from such hub bend, Fujifilm has made stronger the hub makeup by be relevant a new intend with new resources. As a consequence Fujifilm has effectively realize equally operation constancy in the LTO Ultrium tape drive and an excellent consistent archival life anticipation.

Fuji LTO-1 Ultrium tape, has excellent strength is measured in tape passes, and Fuji LTO1 able to run during an LTO Ultrium drive until more than 1,200,000 times with no exhausting out, the Ultrium 1 Tape drives put down data in a sequence of eight equivalent tracks that run the span of the base tape and also offers reliable compatibility with all branded LTO Ultrium 1 tape drives.

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HP C7971A LTO1 Superb Data Storage Media Tape Cartridge

21^st century brings many changes through new technologies and social improvements, everything is on fast tracks, whether this is social or corporate , access to targets become a lot easier compared to last century, but also creating many problems and challenges. Now everything is transforming into computers, personal and cooperative data now stored for their reorganization and protect this data for further expansion of information. Computers although have their own memory or data storage ability but it is not enough to compete with new world order in which every information is so vital and reliable and must be protected through better protections and preservation for a very long time. To store this vital information and most valued data all the major storage device manufacturer starts their expeditions to develop a reliable, durable and cost effected data storage format to preserve very challenging data for the long term.

HP LTO1 Tape, uses very special and brilliant coating technique to make its base film, HP  uses an excellent combination of coating technique and reliable ultra fine metal particles through a combination of the enhanced dispersion system, unable to produce an excellent base film, which has an ability with smoothness and better evenly surface, better and reliable base film quality can hold huge storage capacity. HP LTO1 tapes, offers 100GB native and 200GB compressed data storage capacity with effective and reliable 384 data tracks, HP also introduced excellent tape length with 609M long, and 12.65mm width for first LTO-1 C7971A tapes, to promote the first LTO Ultrium tape format. Excellent base film quality also reduced the errors and able to perform flawlessly and with perfection.

Data transfer speed is equally important for any sorts of data storage device, fast data transfer speed with security of data very effective, its save the time and also prevent the data loss during very intense loading and unloading operations. HP LTO1, introduced with a very reliable basic LTO technology component, LTO-CM or Memory Chip this is a permanent feature for LTO Ultrium data storage tape formats which is able to store very valuable and important usage history of the cartridge on its 4KB memory ability, and helps LTO Ultrium tape drive speed up the access to HP LTO-1, cartridge data or required information during very heavy and rich data load and unload operations.

HP C7971A LTO-1 tape, is the first LTO 1 version which offers excellent storage capacity, data transfer speed and other very reliable basic features and performance.

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TDK D2404-100 LTO 1 Impressive, Scalable, Strong Media Cartridge

TDK Corporation is one of the most reliable and dependable magnetic tape manufacturer, TDK starts its magnetic tape production back in the early 50s, and since then developed many reliable and handy techniques for improvement of magnetic tape quality. TDK magnetic tapes are serving music industry, video, data storage for many years, TDK reliable, excellent and most durable magnetic tape products already known for brilliant quality and sturdiness. TDK high quality audio tape was the top choice in 70s and 80s and become more remarkable and reliable magnetic tape format. End of the 20^th century the use of computers and the internet create a new challenge for many enterprise level computing storage servers. With use of computers and internet massive amount of digital and corporate data rapidly growing and creating a huge challenge for data protection and its preservation. This corporate data is so important and valuable for many small and medium size ventures and other departments for their further expansion.

IBM, Seagate (Quantum) and HP develop a most remarkable LTO Linear Tape Open data storage tape format concept which is very reliable, efficient, and perfect with very low expenditures. And able to hold data for a very long time and protect the archival data with excellent reliability. TDK was the first manufacturer who have clear the qualification testing through the CVE (Compliance Verification Entity), and starts its TDKLTO 1 tape, production with excellent combination of available best features and technologies, and offers reliable solutions to very rigid data storage environment. TDK uses original and TDK patented premium ever Super Finavinx coating technique with excellent quality metal particles comprehend superior output ability. TDK LTO1, offers excellent 100GB native and 200GB compressed data storage capacity with excellent well matched data transfer speed of 20MB/Sec native and 40MB/Sec compressed with complete security and reliability of data during very heavy transactions 

  

TDK is well known for its recording media expertise with vast experience, TDK has very professional relations and worked closely with most prominent LTO Ultrium tape drive manufacturers around the world, through this collaboration with hardware manufacturers TDK able to developed excellent, very balanced TDK LTO-1, data storage cartridge with brilliant compatibility with LTO Ultruim 1 tape drives and automated libraries.

TDK LTO1 Tape, embedded with a reliable Memory chip which is able to hold very important and valuable data about the cartridge and offers excellent communication skills and offers speedy access to cartridge data during very tough data loading and unloading operations. TDK LTO1 tapes, excellent servo writer offer reliable read and write functions with remarkable accuracy and reliability.

TDK D2404-100 LTO1 Ultrium based data storage tape with impressive data storage ability, excellent reliability with better data protection.

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Sony LTX 100G The Prime Media Tape Cartridge

Since the introduction of the Linear Tape Open format which is developed by HP, Seagate and IBM to solve the rapidly growing quantity and challenges of digital data, They formed a the LTO consortium and Sony is very important member of this group of excellence. Sony itself has vast experience and invented many magnetic storage formats for last many years. Sony uses its experience and developed LTX100G, tape format which is based on Ultrium magnetic technology. The magnetic tape formats have been increasing their capacity in recent years. These resources that the tape have to be planned to have an elevated recording compactness in arranging to save more data in less room. Therefore Sony uses best coating techniques and finest available metal particles to make a base film which able to hold 100GB native and 200GB compressed data. And the excellent data transfer speed of 20MB/Sec native 40MB/Sec compressed. Sony uses excellent technology which provides very thin layer coating methods and which is now competent of consistently be relevant magnetic particles as thin as a quantity of tens of nanometer over the complete tape surface. 

The 384 data tracks also help Sony LTX-100G, media to preserve the exceptional amount of data on 12.65mm wide and 609M long tape. Sony embedded a memory chip which is becoming a regular part of all storage media formats.  This is 4KB LTO-CM which is able to keep very important information about the cartridge usage history and accelerate the speed of data sources for data load and unload processes.

The Sony LTX100G, is perfectly planned to work in very high intensive conditions and developed with high class material and engineered with some very remarkable existing technology. The firmly closed shell also prevents the outer pressures and stop to enter the debris into Sony LTO LTX100G, cartridge and protect the inside component from all sorts of hard and harsh conditions. Therefore these cartridges are able to work for more than 30 years with the million of passes.

Sony has been working on these problems and developed an excellent and long term solution, and an electrical effort which protects the surface of the Sony LTO1 tape, which is talented to have very significant data and permitting a smooth and consistent writing and reading capability. 

LTO Ultrium 1 Tape Cartridge Smartest Robust Media

HP, IBM and Seagate introduced a remarkable LTO media which is guaranteed to work through high standards and symbolize a commitment to brilliance and customer fulfillment. The LTO 1, is exceptionally smartly designed to keep the almost all proceedings of millions of demands the most excellent storage cartridge. Conserve and records them through LTO Data Media. The high storage capacity of magnetic tape has increased significantly in current years. This means that the tape must be planned to have an elevated recording compactness in order to keep more data in less gap. Therefore the LTO 1 tape, base film surface is specially coated through the best available magnetic particle and the high quality dispersion system. All these technologies combined for better and greater storage capability, The LTO had a long lasting procedure to follow technological progression to generate a smooth thinner layer of magnetic particles. This highly developed thin layer coating technology is now competent of consistently be validating magnetic particles extra thicknesses in excess of the complete the base film surface. 

Excellent coating techniques make the LTO 1 tapes, to able to have impressive 100GB native and 200GB in compressed storage capacity with excellent data transfer speed of 20MB/Sec native and 40MB/Sec compressed.

The reliable servo system is also helping to boost the LTO technology, the most accurate and well stable servo systems give LTO Ultrium 1 tape, more confidence with perfect read and write ability with fast and excellent speed.

Excellent base film quality and smooth surface offers outstanding 384 data tracks on 12.65mm wide and 609M long tape. The first version of this LTO media format offers very compact idea for storing such a huge capacity of this half inch tape.

The most of the prior magnetic tape formats use high quality non contact memory chip and LTO also used a built in 4kb LTO-CM for better resolution of this LTO Ultrium 1 tapes, this memory chip able to store very important information about the cartridge and accelerate the speed of data searching during load and unload process. 

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Imation LTO1 41089 Outstanding Backup Ultrium Tape

The Imation also used patented Corner Snap technology which keeps the leader pin in perfect place and the cartridge which is perfectly closed and sealed. This prevents inside the base film and other components from outside stresses and garbage from entering inside the cartridge which may cause long term or permanent damage of the Imation 41089, very important and sensitive data. Perfect design helps maximum read and write ability to perfect and smooth tape film flows through within the cartridge and LTO Ultrium tape drive. Imation also uses perfect three piece tape spool system for ImationLTO1 tape, which is far more better to two piece spools. Three piece spools abilities and help to protect very important data and keeps the tape in an even position, and also this technology shared the overall stress equally in three spools.

The 41089, servo system enabling best in class Position Error Signal (PES) reliability to decreases servo off track failures and enhanced whole data transfer speed. The Imation LTO1, offering big data storage capacity better than many other magnetic tape formats, 100GB in native and 200 GB with compressed data. Equally fast and secure data transfer rate of 20MB/Sec native and 40MB/Sec compressed. Most attractive things about the magnetic tape formats are larger capacity and higher speed which are both available in LTO Ultrium technology. This is the prime reason that Imation LTO-1, the format becomes very successful and trusted among small and medium size enterprises or corporate level  throughout the world.

Imation LTO1 tapes, embedded with a memory chip or LTO-CM  which offers excellent performance during data transfer, and enable fast and secure access to the required data which is most important during transactions, memory chip also kept very important information about LTO-1 41089, cartridge and its usage history with very important manufacturing information.

Imation LTO1 41089 is a perfect LTO Ultrium cartridge with huge capacity, super transfer speed and reliable data protection for very long term basis. 

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Sony Ultrium LTO1 LTX100G Dependable Cartridge

Sony is most advanced and experienced manufacture of storage media and its components for last 60 years. Sony magnetic tapes have been most trustful and demanding products for SMBs and for all sorts of reliable backup and preservation solutions. Sony Linear Tape Open cartridge has combination of prior and its innovations technologies and meets with very intense and rapidly growing storage challenges. Since the Ultrium based media format has been develop, Sony contributed well in all aspect of cartridge enhancement. 

 

The LTO-1 LTX100G offers reliable capacity with 100GB native and 200GB compressed with excellent and balanced 2:1 compression rate. The storage capacity is one of the most distinguished frictions of any storage media whether it is magnetic or optical format. The fast, reliable, and perfect 20MB/Sec native and 40MB/Sec compressed data transfer speed with the help of innovated technology. To improve access speed to any archival file on the LTO1LTX100G, a pre-installed 4KB memory chip keep the most important record of exact location and cartridge usage history, and monitoring the failure index as well. The reliable ability to communicate with Ultrium 1 tape drives, help them in very busy load, and unload cycles.

The most advanced Ultra thin 2 layer coating technology with finest durable magnetic particles create a thin layer for superior productivity and best compactness recording. Smoother well balanced base film, Helps LTO 1 LTX100G, to obtain higher capacity as well fast and smooth transfer speed. A superior, reliable, performance binder system reduces head scratch; exactitude tape developed technology makes the most of the presentation possible of this media for dependable and excellent data backup and storage requirements. The Sony most intensive and tough quality run and expedites again experiment assist guarantees lasting archival constancy. An excellent and reliable design makes Sony LTO LTX100G, one of the most successful and useful media cartridge that able to have massive storage capacity, speed, performance, and best protection to your valuable and sensitive data.

The Sony LTX100G LTO 1 improved with best combination of Sony innovation and advanced technologies, offering higher capacity, speed, and better protection to important information. 

Sony LTX100G Ultrium LTO1 Robust Media Tape

Sony Linear Tape Open is most reliable and advanced concept of data backup and storage solution. Sony is one of the most experienced manufacture of the magnetic tape formats, and invented many magnetic storage tapes with the use of its high quality patented technologies and very rich heritage of innovations. The Linear Tape Open is developed by IBM, HP and Seagate to meet the growing challenges of digital and corporate data and formed an LTO Consortium for further enhancement of this reliable media format. Sony is one of the dependable members of this consortium and continuing developing LTO technology.

The LTO-1 LTX100G, is the first of its kind media format which is developed by Sony with the use of its 60 years experience and reliable advance technologies. This media cartridge able to have 100GB native and 200GB compressed data storage capacity with very high speed data transfer rate of 20MB/Sec native and 40MB/Sec compressed with outstanding compression rate of 2:1. The most advanced and reliable coating and dispersion qualities and high class metal particles built a smooth and balanced base film which is able to have large recording densities as well 384 data track on half inch wide and 609M long tape. Sony LTO LTX100G, is compatible with all existed Ultrium 1 tape drives and automatic libraries.

The LTO1 LTX100G Tapes, is very consistent, dependable and durable in a diversity of environments.  Sony’s over sixty years of magnetic tape  and drive manufacturing knowledge and technological innovation made the LTO technology useful, successful and easy to use through very low operational and per GB costs. Sony LTO 1 LTX100G, has embedded with a 4KB memory chip which able to store very important information about the cartridge usage history and offers reliable performance with LTO Ultrium 1 drives and help them to reach the desired data and exact location with very fast speed.

The Sony LTX100G LTO1 high quality media format developed for highly intensive backup and storage environments with ability of excellent preservation of valuable information.