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SCSI Tape Drive, Removing and Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive

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SCSI Tape Drive This section describes how to configure and install an internal SCSI tape drive. NOTE: Installing a SCSI tape drive requires an optional SCSI controller card. Removing and Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide. 1 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet. 2 Remove the tape drive carrier from the media bay by squeezing the release tabs on either side of the carrier down and forward, sliding the carrier gently from the bay. See Figure 3-24. Figure 3-24. Removing and Installing the Tape Drive Carrier 1 4 3 2 1 tape drive blank 4 media bay 2 tape drive rails 3 release tab (2) 3 Remove the four screws affixing the tape drive blank to the rails, and set the rails aside for installation onto the drive. See Figure 3-25. 86 Installing System Components

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Installing System Components
SCSI Tape Drive
This section describes how to configure and install an internal SCSI tape drive.
NOTE:
Installing a SCSI tape drive requires an optional SCSI controller card.
Removing and Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive
NOTICE:
See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your
Product Information
Guide
.
1
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical
outlet.
2
Remove the tape drive carrier from the media bay by squeezing the release tabs on either side of the
carrier down and forward, sliding the carrier gently from the bay. See Figure 3-24.
Figure 3-24.
Removing and Installing the Tape Drive Carrier
3
Remove the four screws affixing the tape drive blank to the rails, and set the rails aside for installation
onto the drive. See Figure 3-25.
1
tape drive blank
2
tape drive rails
3
release tab (2)
4
media bay
2
1
3
4