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Installing a Second Tape Drive or Replacing a Tape Drive
LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7 and LTO-8
Installing a Second Tape Drive or Replacing a Tape Drive
Follow these instructions to install a second tape drive or to replace a tape drive after it
has been removed.
Caution:
Before installing a second tape drive, you must turn off the 1U Rackmount
enclosure and disconnect it from its AC power source.
Preinstallation
Requirements
Before installing a second tape drive in the 1U Rackmount enclosure, make sure you
have the following required tools and parts:
Installation Procedure
The installation procedure is divided into the following major sections:
•
Removing the Top Panel
•
Adding a Second Tape Drive
•
Replacing a Tape Drive:
•
Connecting the Tape Drive Cables
•
Re-installing the Top Panel
Removing the Top Panel
To remove the top panel:
1
Press the drive power pushbutton switch on the front panel of the 1U Rackmount
enclosure to turn off the drive power.
2
Disconnect the AC power cable from the AC power connector on the back panel of
the 1U Rackmount enclosure.
3
Remove the 1U Rackmount enclosure from the equipment rack and place it on a
clean, stable, flat surface.
4
Remove the top access panel (see
Figure 5
):
a
Loosen the latch screw
b
Lift the latch and slide the top panel toward the back of the 1U rackmount
enclosure.
Tools
3/16 in. (5 mm) flat-blade screwdriver
T-15 Torx driver
Parts
• A supported model tape drive
• Parallel SCSI cable and terminator or SAS cable depending on the
tape drive type
