
Commands: Test Unit Ready (00h) Page 159
If a cartridge is in the drive at power up and a TEST UNIT READY command is
issued before the tape is positioned at BOT, then the following responses occur:
First TUR Response Response during Tape Loading
UNIT ATTN 29/00 NOT READY 04/03
If a cartridge is in the drive at power up and no TEST UNIT READY command is
received until after the tape is positioned at BOT, then the following responses
occur:
First TUR Response Subsequent TUR Response
UNIT ATTN 29/00 GOOD STATUS
Completion Status
The Completion Status for the TEST UNIT READY command is shown in the
following table.
Code Message Description
00h Good
Status
• The drive is ready to perform any appropriate command.
• The drive remains in any previously set mode.
• The tape is not moved.
02h Check
Condition
Extended Sense Byte 02h:
Code Message Description
02h Not Ready No cartridge is inserted in the drive; an
immediate command execution is in progress;
or an UNLOAD command has been
executed. Bytes 12 and 13 of the Sense Data
indicate the type of not ready state.
04h Hardware Error Drive hardware failure detected.
05h Illegal Request The CDB contains an invalid bit.
06h Unit
• Cartridge was changed prior to accepting
Attention this command
• The drive was reset prior to this command.
08h Busy Tape is being initialized after cartridge insertion,, or the drive is executing a
previous immediate command.
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