Installing A Tape Drive - Compaq StorageWorks Reference Manual

Tape Drive Installation

Installing a Tape Drive

IMPORTANT: If you are returning a failed tape drive, DO NOT return the slide-out drive tray.
To remove and install a tape drive:
1. Power down the storage enclosure.
2. Open the top access door of the enclosure.
3. Remove the shipping screw from the slide tray next to the thumbscrew.
4. Loosen the thumbscrew.
5. Remove the slide-out drive tray by pushing the tray toward the rear of the storage
enclosure
Figure 2–1: Removing the empty slide-out tray
6. Remove the drive blank(s) by applying gentle pressure to the center of the bezel
and pulling on one end of the bezel.
7. To position and align the tape drive in the slide-out drive tray, use the following
table to determine which holes to use to align the tape drive. For more details,
refer to the hood label.
Hole
A1
A2
B
2–2
. Then, grab the front of the tray and pull the tray out at an angle


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