Full Height Drive: Tape Tangled Along Tape Path; Rewinding Tape Into Cartridge - IBM TS4300 User Manual

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Figure 121. Rewinding tape into cartridge
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Full height drive: Tape tangled along tape path

About this task
Note: If the cartridge in the drive is an INPUT tape that contains ACTIVE or 'ONLY COPY' data (there is no
backup), eject commands that are issued at the host fail to unload the tape, and power-cycling the drive
fails to eject the cartridge, make no further attempts to unload this tape. Call Technical Support and open
a PMR if one is not already open, to initiate the process of sending the drive with the loaded cartridge in
for recovery.
Procedure
1. Carefully pull out excess tape and untangle.
Note: If you find the tape to be broken, go to one of the following appropriate procedures:
• "Full height drive: Tape spooled off supply reel" on page 227
• "Full height drive: Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin" on page 230
--OR--
"Full height drive: Tape broken in mid-tape" on page 233
2. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
Loader motor worm gear
Outer guide rail (WARNING: Do
Not Touch)
3 Takeup reel motor
4 Supply reel motor
Appendix I. Manual cartridge removal procedure 235