Qualstar RLS-4124, Technical & Service Manual

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501510 Rev. S
RLS Expansions 9-3
9.2.2 Style A Chassis Storage Array Removal
The Top Cover must be opened and the following FRUs must be removed to gain ac-
cess to the Storage Array: the Tape Drives, the Carriage Assembly, the Sensor Master
Assembly, the Sensor Slave Assembly and finally the Interconnect PCBA.
NOTE
The old Sensor Slave Assembly will be replaced by the new one that has been included
with the expansion kit.
Tools Required:
• No. 1 Phillips Screwdriver
• No. 2 Phillips Screwdriver
• 5/64ths-inch Hex Driver
• Diagonal Cutters
•
Small Mirror (optional)
• Small Flashlight (optional)
1. Remove the Carriage Assembly as described in Section 7.7.1.
2. If possible, remove all magazines or tapes from the magazines in order to protect
the tape cartridges from possibly being dropped during this procedure. The cars
of the storage array move freely and can easily be arranged so that magazines
can be removed.
3. Remove the Tape Drive(s) currently installed in the RLS – see Section 7.11.1 for
details).
NOTE
In the next step a small mirror and flashlight may be helpful to see the ribbon cable con-
nection.
4. In the rear left corner of the Drive Bay, just past the drive platform, is a ribbon
cable running from left to right. Pull that cable to the right to unplug it from the
Storage Array Assembly. See Figure 9-2.