Manually Removing A Cartridge - Certance LTO 1 User Manual

Troubleshooting Guide

Manually Removing a Cartridge

The remainder of this section provides instructions for manually removing a data cartridge from an
LTO-1 or LTO-2 drive. You should only perform this procedure if you cannot remove the cartridge by
pushing the buttons on the front of the drive or by issuing commands from a host device. This should
only be necessary if you must remove a data cartridge prior to returning the drive to Certance.
CAUTION: After following these procedures, you must return the drive to Certance for repair.
Do not try to use the drive until after it has been serviced.
Before You Start
Before you manually remove a cartridge form the drive:
1. Issue all possible commands and run diagnostics.
2. Turn off all power to the drive.
3. Unplug all connectors to the drive.
Remove the drive from its operating environment.
4.
Place the drive on a workbench with proper ESD grounding: attach a wrist strap to the bench
5.
and the other end to your wrist.
6. Remove the top cover of the drive by removing eight screws. (You will need a 1.5-mm hex
driver.)
NOTE: Do NOT remove the front bezel or the bottom cover from the drive.
7. Inspect the drive to determine which procedure you should follow:
If the cartridge is loaded and the leader pin is still in the cartridge (see Figure 21 on
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page 77), go to "Cartridge is Loaded and Seated" on page 77.
If the cartridge is loaded and seated, and the tape is threaded or partially threaded on the
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take-up hub, go to "Cartridge is Loaded and Seated with Tape Threaded" on page 79.

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