HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 102)

Troubleshooting
N1524A ACL Installation and User’s Guide for the NonStop S-Series Tape Enclosure — 527340-001
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Manual Unload Procedure
Manual Unload Procedure
1. Drive mechanism must be free of assembly. DO NOT REMOVE DRIVE COVERS.
2. Orient drive on side with front of drive facing towards left as shown in Figure A-9
below.
3. Turn RD Thumbwheel (shown in Figure A-9 below) by hand towards back of Drive
as far as possible (there is no hard stop, but the wheel will begin to spring back).
This positions the grabber into the parking position. Note that the grabber may
already be positioned in the parking position.
4. Using T-10 Torx Driver, rotate front reel motor clockwise as far as possible. This
unthreads the tape. The front reel motor will stop rotating clockwise when the tape
is completely unthreaded and the tape leader is successfully parked. If a significant
length of tape is threaded, this step could take a long time.
5. Turn RD Thumbwheel (shown in Figure A-9 below) by hand towards front of drive
until cartridge is fully ejected. There will be some resistance as the cartridge comes
free of the magnet. This will need to be overcome to get the cartridge in the fully
ejected position.
6. Remove the cartridge by hand.
Note. The tape drive will need to be completely removed from the chassis to perform this
procedure.