Loading/Unloading The Cartridge; Loading/Unloading A Cartridge (Normal Operation); Figure 20. Cartridge Loading (Internal Dat Drive) - Seagate STD124000N Product Manual

Drive Operations

Loading/Unloading the Cartridge

Loading/Unloading a Cartridge (Normal Operation)

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The cartridge insertion slot on the front panel of the Scorpion 24 drive provides easy
access to the drive.
This section explains loading and unloading a cartridge under normal operating
conditions. It also explains the manual procedure for removing a cartridge
abnormally lodged in the drive. Under a few exceptional conditions—such as a
power outage, you may need to manually unload a cartridge.
The Scorpion 24 drive has a front-loading cartridge insertion mechanism that allows
an operator to easily load the cartridge. Insert the cartridge with the arrow on the top
of the cartridge entering the slot first. Push against the middle part of the cartridge
opening until it is fully recessed into the cartridge insertion slot.
Figure 20 illustrates cartridge loading (internal drive shown).

Figure 20. Cartridge Loading (Internal DAT Drive)

Unload the cartridge by pressing the eject (tape unloading) button on the front panel.
(See Figures 17, 18 and 19 for the location of the Scorpion 24 eject button.)
After you press the eject button, the drive updates the system log, rewinds the tape
and then ejects the cartridge. You can then easily remove it from the drive.
Note. The time between pressing the eject button and cartridge ejection may be
several seconds. Do not power down the external drive or the internal drive
host computer until the unload operation has completed and the cartridge
has fully ejected. Powering down before completion may interfere with the
system log update or may render the tape unreadable.
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