Using A Blank Cartridge - Seagate STD124000N Product Manual

Drive Operations

Using a Blank Cartridge

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5. Turn the unit upside down and remove the four screws (two screws on each
side) that attach the external cover to the chassis unit. Remove the exterior
cover and retain the screws. On the drive unit inside the chassis, remove the
top cover by removing the two screws at the top edge near the rear of the unit
(one on each side). (See A in Figure 21.)
6. Insert a small (precision) screw driver in the hole on the right side of the drive
near the rear and turn the mode motor shaft clockwise. (See C in Figure 21.)
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Caution. Do not turn the mode motor shaft counterclockwise. Turning
the shaft counterclockwise may damage the mode gear.
Continue turning the mode motor shaft. As you turn the shaft clockwise, you
can see the cartridge slowly rise. The metal track slowly moves forward,
changing the cartridge position as you continue turning the shaft clockwise.
Continue turning the shaft until the cartridge rises and then protrudes from the
slot and "clicks" free. Remove the cartridge.
7. Replace the drive's top cover and secure it with the two screws that you
removed.
8. For internal models, replace the front bezel (internal models) by angling the two
plastic feet at the bottom of the bezel inward and aligning them with the two
holes on the bottom of the unit. Then snap the top of the bezel into place.
For the internal model with rails, reattach the rails using the screws that you
removed.
For the external model, reassemble the exterior cover.
9. Reinstall internal models in the computer and complete all connections.
Reconnect the external model to the computer.
When you insert a blank tape cartridge into the drive for the first time, it is
automatically initialized. The drive first detects that the tape is blank and then
initializes the tape when it receives a command that initiates a write operation.
Note. Initializing the tape takes about 30 seconds. Ejecting the cartridge before the
initialization is complete causes the procedure to abort. The initialization then
restarts from the beginning the next time a Write command is received.
The following steps outline a typical sequence for using a blank cartridge.
1. Gently push the blank cartridge into the cartridge insertion slot on the front
panel with the arrow on the top side of the cartridge entering the opening first.
(See Figure 20.)
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