Removing the malfunctioning drive – Spectra Logic T380 User Manual
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Replace or Install a Drive
Removing the Malfunctioning Drive
April 2013
Drive Installation or Replacement—Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, and T-Finity Library
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Removing the Malfunctioning Drive
Note:
If you are installing an additional tape drive, skip to
Determining Drive Sled Adaptor Requirements on page 15
.
Follow these steps to remove a drive:
1.
Locate the drive, as described in
Drive Replacement Preparation on
2.
Make sure that the Status LED (see
) is blinking
amber, indicating that the drive is powered off.
3.
Carefully disconnect any cables from the drive.
Note:
Label the cables before you disconnect them so you can
reconnect them to the same locations on the new drive.
4.
Unlock the drive by pushing the drive lock inward.
Note:
Depending on the type of drive, the drive lock may look
different from the one shown in
Figure 8
.
Figure 8 Releasing the drive lock and removing the drive.
Unlock drive
Remove drive