IBM System Storage TS3100, Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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10 additional turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
1
Loader motor worm gear
3
Takeup reel motor
2
Outer guide rail
(
WARNING: Do Not Touch)
4
Supply reel motor
7. Go to “Ending Procedure” on page A-25.
Full-high Drive: Tape Tangled along Tape Path
Note: If the cartridge in the drive is an INPUT tape containing ACTIVE or 'ONLY
COPY' data (i.e., there is no backup), eject commands issued at the host fail
to unload the tape, and power-cycling the drive fails to eject the cartridge,
make
no further attempts to unload this tape. Call Technical Support and
open a PMR if one isn’t already open, to initiate the process of sending the
drive with the loaded cartridge in for recovery.
1. Carefully pull out excess tape and untangle.
Note: If you find the tape to be broken, go to one of the following
appropriate procedures:
v “Full-high Drive: Tape Spooled Off Supply Reel” on page A-7
v
“Full-high Drive: Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin” on
page A-9
--OR--
“Full-high Drive: Tape Broken in Mid-tape” on page A-13
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4
3
Figure A-14. Rewinding tape into cartridge
Appendix A. Information for Trained Service Personnel
A-15