Floppy Disk Drives - Printronix L1024 Maintenance Manual

9.9 Floppy Disk Drives

9.9.1 Removal and Disassembly
NOTE:
1. Open the Clamshell. Remove any paper present in the printer. Remove the OPC Drum Unit,
the Developer Unit, and the Waste Toner Container.
2. Remove the Front and Rear Paper Guides from the printer.
3. Remove the Floppy Disks from the Floppy Disk Drives.
4. Disconnect the Power Cord and Data Cable from the rear of the printer.
5. Remove the plastic Floppy Disk Drive Guide (Bezel) from the front of the printer by pressing
in on the Locking Tabs. See Figure 9–10 .
6. Remove the 4 Screws from the printer Back Panel that secure the Data Controller Board. See
Figure 9–1 on page 9–10 .
CAUTION:
7. Slide the Data Controller Board out of the printer part of the way, until you can gain access to
the Floppy Disk Drive Power Cable Connector (J5) and Data Cable Connector (J10) on the
board. See Figure 9–1 on page 9–10 .
8. Disconnect the Floppy Disk Drive Power Cable from Connector J5 on the Data Controller
Board.
9. Disconnect the Floppy Disk Drive Data Cable from Connector J10 on the Data Controller
Board.
10. Slide the Data Controller Board out the rest of the way, and remove it from the printer.
11. With paper and all Consumables removed, especially the Waste Toner Container, turn the
printer upside down. Carefully press on the 4 corners of the Bottom Cover to release the
Locking Tabs from the Base Plate and remove the Bottom Cover. Turn the printer rightside
up. See Figure 9–4 on page 9–16 .
12. Remove 2 Screws from the front and 1 Screw from the left side of the Floppy Disk Drive
Frame. See Figure 9–10 .
13. Remove the Floppy Disk Drive Frame (with Drives and Drive Cables attached) from the
printer Base Frame, through the front opening of the printer.
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Some printers will have only one Floppy Disk Drive installed. The second,
or Drive B, Floppy Disk Drive is an option. This procedure is written
assuming that the printer being serviced has both Floppy Disk Drives
installed.
The Floppy Disk Drive Data and Power Cables must be disconnected
from the Data Controller Board before the board can be removed from
the printer.
Chapter 9 – Controllers and Floppy Disk Drives