IBM T400F manual Installing the Tape Drive

Chapter 3. Installing the Tape Drive

Attention:

To avoid static electricity damage when you handle the IBM TotalStorage LTO

Ultrium 2 Tape Drive, use the following precautions:

vLimit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build around you.

vAlways handle the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive carefully. Never touch exposed circuitry.

vPrevent others from touching the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive.

vBefore you unpack and install the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive into an enclosure, touch its static-protective packaging to an unpainted metal surface on the enclosure for at least 2 seconds. This reduces static electricity in the packaging and your body.

vWhen possible, remove the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive from its static-protective packaging and install it directly into an enclosure without setting it down. When this is not possible, place the tape drive’s packaging on a smooth, level surface and place the tape drive on the packaging.

vDo not place the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive on the cover of the enclosure or on any other metal surface.

The steps that follow describe how to install the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive into an enclosure.

Note: Depending on the type of enclosure, installation procedures may vary. Before starting this installation, read these instructions and compare them to the drive installation instructions for your enclosure.

When installing the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive into an enclosure, refer to “Rear View of the SCSI Drive” on page 14 or “Rear View of the Fibre Channel Drive” on page 15.

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