Chapter 8: Installing, Removing, and Replacing ComponentsRemoving and Replacing a Tape DriveQuantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide 2334 Unscrew the captive thumbscrews securing the drive sled to theback of the library. Half-height tape drives have two thumbscrews.Full-height tape drives have four thumbscrews.5 Using the handle, pull the drive sled out of the library. It should slideout smoothly and easily.6 Wait at least 10 seconds before installing a replacement tape driveto allow the library to recognize that the tape drive has beenremoved.7 Install a replacement tape drive following the instructions below. Ifany empty slots remain, install a filler plate in the empty slot.8 If you are returning the tape drive to Quantum, wrap it in theantistatic bag in which the replacement tape drive is wrapped, thenfinish packing it in the same packaging materials from thereplacement tape drive. Ship the tape drive to Quantum using theRMA materials included in the packaging.Installing a Tape Drive Tape Drive Slot Location ConsiderationsTape drives can only fit in certain slots, as described below andillustrated in Figure 59. Slots are numbered starting from the bottomand moving up.• Scalar i40: Half-height tape drives can be installed in slots 1 and 2.A full-height tape drive can be installed in slot 1.• Scalar i80: Half-height tape drives can be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, 4,and 5. Full-height tape drives can be installed in slots 1, 3, and 5.The extra space where slot 6 would be cannot hold a half-heighttape drive, but will accommodate a full-height tape drive installed inslot 5.If possible, it is recommended to start installing the tape drives at thebottom slot and work up, without leaving spaces between.If you are replacing an existing tape drive with a tape drive of the sameinterface type, form factor, and vendor, place the replacement tapedrive in the same slot as the removed tape drive.
