Lennart_T Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 We have been using an HP LTO-3 tape loader for almost a year now and the it hasn't requested cleaning yet. We use 2-3 tapes a week. How often do you clean your LTO-3 drives? Our old Sony AIT-2 tape loader requests cleaning about once per week and we use 3 tapes a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I would say at least every 100 hours of use. Just because it doesn't request it, doesn't mean it isn't needed. LTO is much more stable then AIT but still needs cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thank you. Now all I have have to do is find out how to clean it. Off topic: It seems as subscriptions isn't working (yet). I wasn't subscribed this topic (although I thought I would be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 You need to purchase a cleaning tape and insert it into the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Yes, we got a cleaning tape with the tape loader whe we bought it. I found the right commands on the front panel to load the cleaning tape from the right slot and clean the drive, thanks. And the subscription still doesn't work. Sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I am looking into the subscription issue. Not sure what is causing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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