Note: If the cartridge in the drive is an INPUT tape that contains ACTIVE or 'ONLY COPY' data (there
is no backup), eject commands that are issued at the host fail to unload the tape, and power-cycling
the drive fails to eject the cartridge, make no further attempts to unload
this tape. Call Technical Support and open a PMR if one is not already
open, to initiate the process of sending the drive with the loaded cartridge in for recovery.
Procedure
With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length
of tape out of the take up reel from the left side of the drive.
From the take up reel, thread tape around the rear of the
tape path and over the head and rollers on the left side of the drive.
Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path
facing up.
Moisten a cotton swab with water and wet approximately
13 mm (0.5 in.) of the tape end and feed it onto the supply reel (inside
the cartridge).
From the bottom of the drive, insert a 2.5 mm offset hex
wrench through the bottom cover access hole and into the reel motor
axle.
Figure 1. The hex wrench rewinds tape into cartridge
Turn the supply reel clockwise, allowing the moistened
tape to adhere to the hub as it winds around the supply reel (inside
the cartridge).
Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is
taut and remains within the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Ensure
that you do not stretch the tape.
