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respective companies.
1 Before you begin
To protect the tape drive from ESD, follow these procedures when repairing
or testing it:
§ Place a static protection mat on the work surface used for tape drive
components. Use a 1-megohm resistor to ground the static protection
mat.
§ Wear a static protection wrist band whenever you handle tape drive
printed circuit cards. Connect this wrist band to the static protection mat
or to other suitable ESD grounding.
If there is a cartridge in the tape drive, remove it before performing any
maintenance procedure.
Required tools
§ Torque limiting screwdriver
§ T-6 TORX bit
§ 2.5 mm ballpoint Allen hex driver, at least 60 mm in length
§ A pair of tweezers
CAUTION
Before you begin, make sure that the repair environment
for the tape drive is free of conditions that could cause
electrostatic discharge (ESD).
