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3. To Install a disk unit using dedicated maintenance perform the following:
Tape Cartridge – Manual Removal
6383, 6385, 6386, 6387 Tape Cartridge
Attention: This procedure is very delicate and may damage or destroy the tape
cartridge. Use this procedure only when you have tried the other options for
removing the tape cartridge.
The following procedure describes how to remove a tape cartridge manually from
a 6383, 6385, 6386, or 6387 tape unit. You may need this procedure if a power
failure or tape unit failure prevent the tape cartridge from ejecting.
The procedure for removing a tape cartridge varies for the following two
conditions:
v Standby position - with the bridge moved away from the cartridge.
v Locked position - with the bridge engaged to the cartridge.
To determine which position the tape unit is in, open the tape unit door and check
the location of the bridge.
Locked Position
1. Power off the tape unit.
2. Open the tape unit door.
3. Locate the metal axle B inside the tape unit. Look towards the lower right
4. Insert a pointed object (like a pen or screwdriver) into the tape unit and push
5. Push the bridge C to the right.
Standby Position
1. Power off the tape unit.
2. Open the tape unit door.
3. Locate the hook shaped metal rod A inside the tape unit in the upper left
4. Insert a pointed object (like a pen or screwdriver) into the tape unit and push
5. Pull the metal rod forward until the cartridge ejects.
a. Power off the system (see "Powering On and Powering Off the System and
Logical Partitions" on page 922).
b. Disconnect the power cord.
c. Put the disk unit part way into the desired slot and rotate the handle of the
disk unit towards you.
d. Push the disk unit completely into the slot and rotate the handle towards
the disk unit to latch it into the slot.
e. Replace the covers that were removed during this procedure and return to
the procedure that sent you here.
This ends the procedure.
corner.
the axle inward.
The tape unit is now in standby position. Continue with "Standby Position".
corner.
the metal rod downward.
Remove and Replace Procedures
Chapter 4. Removal and Installation Procedures
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