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This section describes how to install a new tape drive into the autoloader.
To install a VXA-2 tape drive, see:
Installing a VXA-2 tape drive
To install a VXA-320 (VXA-3) tape drive, see:
“Installing a VXA-320 (VXA-3) tape drive” on
page 6
Installing a VXA-2 tape drive
To install your new tape drive:
1.
If your new tape drive has a faceplate (see
Figure 6
), you will need to remove the faceplate
before installing the tape drive in the autoloader.
Remove the faceplate as follows:
a.
Using a small flat-blade screwdriver, push the faceplate’s side catch tabs on each side of
the tape drive inward until they clear the metal tabs attached to the tape drive chassis
(see
Figure 7
).
Figure 6
VXA-2 tape drive with faceplate
Faceplate
(bezel)
Figure 7
Disengaging the faceplate’s side catch tabs
