Tape Carousel Upgrade Guide for Spectra Logic Libraries
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Move the Sony Drives Away From the Carousel
If you are removing the carousel from the 10000 library, continue reading here.
If you are removing the carousel from the 4000, 5000, or 9000 libraries, skip to page 8.
The Sony AIT tape drives in the Spectra 10000 library need to move back and away from the carousel before
you can remove it; the guides on the face of the tape drives interfere with removing the carousel. You do not
need to disconnect any cables or remove the drives from the library.
Warning:
If you try to remove the carousel without moving the drives, you may damage the
drives, the carousel, or both.
1. Use the #1 phillips screwdriver to loosen the two captive screws on each drive sled assembly in the
library, see Figure 5.
Note:
Captive screws cannot be completely removed from the drive mounting assembly. Loosen the
screws sufficiently to disengage them from the chassis.
2. Gently lift the rear of the drive assembly up, off the chassis, a little bit. This action loosens the tongue
that holds the front of the drive assembly in place.
3. Grip the drive and mounting bracket and slide the drive toward the rear of the library until it stops,
about one inch.
Note:
The drives may not move easily. Keep at it, as the drives
MUST
be moved out of the way before
you can remove the carousel.
Figure 5: Mounting screws on drive sled assembly. (Rear panel removed for clarity.)
