HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library Rack Kit Replacement (QU625-96301, June 2013)

Removing the rack rails
1. From the front of the library, remove the retention
insert, if present, from each rail.
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2. While depressing the retention spring on one of
the rails, raise the front of the rail until the front
hangers can pass through the holes in the vertical
supports. Contract the rail. Repeat this step for
the rail on the other side.
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3. Lift the front of the rail up until the lower tab on
the rear of the rail releases from the hole in the
vertical support, and then lift the back of the rail
until the rail is free of the vertical support. Repeat
for the other rail.
4. If this is a round-hole rack and you are replacing
the round-hole rack adapters, remove all four
adapters.
a. Remove the screws that secure the adapter
to the vertical support.
b. Pull the adapter towards the inside of the
rack until it disengages.
Installing the new rack rails
1. If this is a round-hole rack, install a round-hole
adaptor in each of the four locations where the
rails will be secured to the vertical supports.
a. Locate the packet labeled Round-hole rack
adapter kit.
Verify that the packet contains four brackets
and six screws.
b. From the inside of the rack, insert the tabs
and pins on one of the brackets into the holes
on the vertical support in the location shown.
c. Use one screw on the front or two screws on
the back to secure the bracket to the vertical
support.
d. Repeat steps b and c to install the other
brackets.
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2. From the front of the rack, insert the rack rails to
the back and then front vertical support.
a. Position a rail according to the left-right
front-rear orientation information stamped on
the rail.
b. Rotate the front of the rail up while inserting
the rear rail hanger into the rear vertical
support, and then lower the front of the rail
until it is nearly level.
c. Extend the front of the rail until the hangers
come through the holes in the vertical support
and the retention spring snaps into place.
d. Repeat substeps a, b, and c with the other
rail.
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