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Quantum Scalar 50 Replacement Instructions Manual

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    Document 81-81770-01 a01, june 2007 1 quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions preparing for the procedure 3 required tools ...........................................................................................................3 unpacking the tape drive ....................

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 2 made in the usa. Quantum corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantabilit...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 preparing for the procedure 3 preparing for the procedure 0 this document explains how to remove and replace a tape drive in an quantum scalar 50 library. Before you begin the removal and replacement...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 4 turning off drive power 3 remove the foam from the wrapped tape drive. 4 remove the tape drive from the antistatic bag. Turning off drive power 0 there are two ways to turn of the tape drive power,...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 turning off drive power 5 figure 2 drive operations screen 3 use the up and down arrows to select the tape drive to be replaced and press enter . 4 user the up and down arrows to select pwr off and p...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 6 turning off drive power figure 3 overview page 4 click the operations tab from the top of the overview page. The operations page displays . 5 to access the drives page, from the operations page, cl...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 removing the faulty tape drive canister 7 the tape drive power is turns off. Removing the faulty tape drive canister 0 to remove the faulty tape drive canister: 1 use a flat blade screwdriver to loos...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 8 installing the new tape drive canister 2 pull the scsi sub-plate from the drive (see figure 7 ). 3 use a flat blade screwdriver to loosen the tape drive thumbscrew (see figure 5 ). 4 pull the tape ...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 replacing the scsi sub-plate 9 2 slowly insert the new tape drive into the library until the connectors are seated. 3 tighten the tape drive thumbscrew using a flat-blade screwdriver. 4 for scsi tape...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 10 repackaging the faulty tape drive canister a use a flat-blade screwdriver to loosen the two thumbscrews on the scsi sub-plate (see figure 5 ). B pull the scsi sub-plate from the drive. 5 install t...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 troubleshooting 11 figure 7 wrapped tape drive 5 place the wrapped tape drive in the shipping carton. 6 secure the carton for shipment. The tape drive is ready to be returned to the vendor. Troublesh...

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    Quantum scalar 50 tape drive removal and replacement instructions document 81-81770-01 a01 june 2007 12 troubleshooting swapping a tape drive 0 in the event that you have lost scsi or fibre channel communication with a tape drive, it is recommended that you swap the failed tape drive canister with a...