Step 2: Install The Library In A Rack (Optional For 5U And 14U); Step 3: Install The Module(S); Using The Control Module As A Standalone Unit; Using A Multi-Module Library Configuration - Quantum Scalar i500 Getting Started Manual

Step 2: Install the Library in a Rack (Optional for 5U and 14U)

Step 3: Install the Module(s)

Using the Control Module
as a Standalone Unit
Using a Multi-Module
Library Configuration
All Scalar i500 libraries taller than 14U must be installed in a rack.The rack secures the
bottom module, and all other modules are then secured to the bottom module. Installing
the modules into the rack requires at least two people. For instructions, see the Scalar i500
User's Guide.
There are two possible library configurations:
•

Using the Control Module as a Standalone Unit

•

Using a Multi-Module Library Configuration

1 Open the library's I/E station door and access door.
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Note: If the I/E station door is locked, refer to the Scalar i500 User's Guide for
unlocking instructions.
2 Lift the control module and place it in the desired location.
3 If you are placing the control module in a rack, use the rack ears to help secure the
control module to the rack. For instructions, see the Scalar i500 User's Guide.
4 Continue installation with
Follow these instructions if you are installing a new multi-module library, or if you are
adding expansion modules to an existing library.
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Required tools:
• Phillips #2 screwdriver, for removing and replacing the top cover plate
• T10 TORX screwdriver, for removing and replacing the bottom cover plate
There are no restrictions on where the control module can be installed in the library
configuration. However, the recommended placement of the control module for library
configurations up to 32U is on top of all installed 9U expansion modules. The
recommended placement of the control module for 41U library configurations is on top of
three 9U expansion modules and below the top expansion module. Depending on your
arrangement, you may need to remove and replace top and bottom cover plates on the
Step 2: Install the Library in a Rack (Optional for 5U and 14U)
Step 4: Install the Module Components
Scalar i500 Getting Started Guide
Document No. 6-01741-02
October 2008
on page 10.
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