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3. Slide the internal drive forward towards the front of the chassis to clear the
front bezel.
Manually Removing a Tape Cartridge
The purpose of this section is to assist you in determining the condition of the
cartridge or the magnetic tape and to direct you to the procedure you must follow
to remove the cartridge.
Attention
v The best solution for recovering data on a damaged cartridge is to send it to
IBM for professional data recovery.
v
Before using this procedure, you must have exhausted all other means of
removing the tape cartridge from the drive. Use this procedure only if you
cannot remove the tape cartridge by using any other means.
v Determine from the customer if the cartridge contains critical customer data. If
the cartridge contains sensitive data that cannot leave the site, inform the
customer that certain failure conditions diagnostics will be performed to test the
drive for continued use.
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Figure E-3. Releasing the drive from the chassis
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Figure E-4. Sliding the drive forward
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