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Chapter 2—Installing the Library Installing the Tape Drives
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Determine where to install each drive Dependingonwhetheryou
purchasedfull‐heightorhalf‐heightdrives,therearetwoorfourdrive
bays,respectively.
 Installthedrivesfrombottomtotop,beginningwiththebottom‐most
bay(drivebay1or1A).
 Ifyouareinstallingbothhalf‐heightandfull‐heightdrives,installthe
full‐heightdrivesinthelowestpossibledrivebay.Forexample,youcan
installonefull‐heightdriveindrivebay1(occupyingthebottomtwo
half‐heightslots),andtwohalf‐heightdrivesindrivebays2Band2A.
 Anyunuseddrivebaysmusthavecoversinstalled.
Figure 15 Drive bay locations for half-height and full-height drives.
Half-height drive
configuration
Drive bay 1A
Drive bay 1B
Drive bay 2A
Drive bay 2B
Full-height drive
configuration
Drive bay 1
Drive bay 2