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TANDBERG REPLACE TAPE DRIVE IN STORAGELOADER VXA 433693-01 Manual

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    Copyright 2003–2005. Tandberg data and exabyte , exapak, vxa, and vxatape are registered trademarks; m2, mammothtape, smartclean, ez17 and netstorm are trademarks; people working for you and supportsuite are service marks of tandberg data. All other product names are trademarks or registered tradema...

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    2 of 10 2 r emoving the t ape d rive to remove the tape drive from the autoloader: 1. Locate the tape drive cover plate at the back of the autoloader (see figure 1 ). 2. Using a #1 phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws securing the cover plate (see figure 2 ). Set the cover plate and screws as...

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    3 of 10 4. Pull on the tabs on the tape drive brackets and slide the tape drive directly out of the autoloader (see figure 4 ). 5. Using a #1 phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from each of the brackets attached to the tape drive (see figure 5 ). Save the brackets and screws. You will attac...

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    4 of 10 3 i nstalling the n ew t ape d rive this section describes how to install a new tape drive into the autoloader. To install a vxa-2 tape drive, see: installing a vxa-2 tape drive to install a vxa-320 (vxa-3) tape drive, see: “installing a vxa-320 (vxa-3) tape drive” on page 6 installing a vxa...

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    5 of 10 b. With the faceplate’s side catch tabs clear of the metal tabs on the tape drive chassis, rotate the faceplate in the direction of the blue arrow (see figure 8 ). C. With the faceplate rotated upward, disengage the upper tabs from the top of the tape drive chassis and remove the faceplate (...

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    6 of 10 3. With the tape drive right side up, slide the tape drive into the autoloader until the bracket flanges rest against the flanges on the autoloader’s back panel. 4. Connect the serial cable to the tape drive (see figure 3 ). The connector is keyed to ensure the proper orientation. 5. Connect...

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    7 of 10 remove the faceplate as follows: a. Loosen the two m2.0 screws using a #1 phillips screwdriver. Remove the screws and set them aside for later use (see figure 11 ). B. Rotate the faceplate in the direction of the blue arrow as shown in figure 12 . C. With the faceplate rotated upward, diseng...

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    8 of 10 2. Place the tape drive on the work surface right side up (check the labels on the tape drive). Place the brackets you removed from the original tape drive on the new tape drive. See figure 4 for the proper orientation of the brackets (they are not interchangeable). Insert and tighten the tw...

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    9 of 10 7. Place the tape drive cover plate on the autoloader’s back panel (see figure 1 ). Make sure that the cables aren’t pinched by the cover plate. Insert and tighten the two screws. 4 r esuming o peration to resume operation: 1. If you disconnected the scsi or firewire cable, terminator or esd...

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    10 of 10 6. Press to display the cell selection screen: 7. Press or to scroll through the occupied cell locations until the one you want appears. 8. Press to start the load operation. When the specified cartridge cell is in position at the tape drive, the cartridge is loaded into the drive. A series...