HP StorageWorks DAT Tape Drives User Guide - SCSI (April 2005)

Installing a removable DAT tape drive30

Install the drive

HP StorageWorks DAT removable tape drives are designed to be installed in a rack-mounted

HP Tape Array 5300. Refer to the documentation supplied with your tape array for tape array

installation instructions.

1. Before installing a tape drive, make sure that the extractor lever is in the fully open position

(pulled out).

Figure 14 Extractor lever on tape drive fully open

CAUTION: When handling a tape drive, hold the drive by the side carrier framework. To

avoid possible damage, do not hold the body of the drive and do not push or pull on the

tape drive’s front panel.

2. Slide the tape drive into one of the open bays, ensuring that the guide rails on both sides of the

drive locate into the slots on the partition wall. Carefully but firmly ensure the tape drive is

pushed fully in so that the rear connectors are securely seated. The extractor level will close

slightly.

NOTE: Correct alignment of SCSI tape drives in the tape array is essential to ensure a

secured connection is made between the interface of the drive and the interface of the array.

extractor lever, open