Seagate STU62001LW-S Installation Manual page 37

Viper 200 Installation Manual
2. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to turn the worm gear
Figure 19. Diagram of Viper 200 showing worm gear
3. Continue turning the worm gear until the cartridge is
4. After you have removed the cartridge, put the top cover
5. Return the drive to Seagate.
Caution. Do NOT use the drive after you have removed a
If you have any questions on this process, contact Seagate
Technical Support for Tape Products (see the last chapter of
this manual for contact numbers).
has been pulled out of the cartridge and is still in the tape
path, follow the steps in Case 2: Cartridge is loaded
and tape is partially threaded on the following page.
counter clockwise (to the left). Figure 19 shows the
location of the worm gear. This will gradually raise the
cartridge elevator and cause the cartridge to slide
partially out of the drive.
Note. Do not touch any other part of the drive
mechanism during this process.
sticking out of the unit approximately 17 mm (0.66").
Then carefully pull the cartridge out by hand.
back on the drive; then replace and tighten the screws.
cartridge. The drive must be returned to Seagate
for servicing.
35