On 2/4/19 3:40 PM, Jack Harper via cctalk wrote: > > > Greetings to the List - > > I am mounting a couple of heavy (130-pounds each) HP7970e tape drives to > a 19" rack. > > The screw holes that mate to the standard spaced holes on the right side > of the drive after you open the case are visible and obvious. > > However, the holes on the left are hidden under the heavy die-cast(?) > frame of the drive. > > Anyone know how to get to those three screw holes with a horrible > disassembly. > > There has to be a trick to this that I don't see (so what else is new? :) >
There's a mounting kit for this as described here; http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/hp/tape/7970/07970-90383_7970B_7970C_Operating_and_Service_Manual_upd_Feb76/07970-90383_7970B_7970C_Operating_and_Service_Manual_Section_1.pdf Page 2-1, section 2-8, installation. Whatever you do, be sure that your rack has an "anti-tip" foot (most full-size 19" HP racks do. When you open the drive, the entire assembly but for the card cages and the power supply swing out. It's more than enough to tip a rack over. --Chuck