:: Sony SMO-F551 Repair ::

The Sony SMO-F551 and SMO-F551S optical drives are high-capacity storage devices that read and write to removable 5.25 inch cartridges containing a magneto-optic (MO) rewritable or continuous-composite write-once (CCW) disk with capacities ranging up to 5.2 GB. As such, these drives have become commonplace in installations requiring high-speed and high-capacity removable storage solutions. Nortek has extensive experience in service and repairs to these drives.

IBM FRU Number: 59H4393
IBM Part Number P/N: 59H4392
Model: SMO-F551, SMO-F551S

Sony manufactures the Sony SMO-F551(S) magneto optical drive for various OEMs including IBM as well as marketing it as its own magneto-optical solution. We can support all interfaces and configurations for this drive including SCSI-2 Fast and SCSI-2 Wide. Some failures the customer may encounter include the following:

Failure to load or eject cartridge
Will not read or write data
Physically damaged or broken faceplate bezel
Fails to be detected by the computer
Will not load firmware upgrade
Does not come ready
Reassign block errors
Data error

Regardless of the problem, configuration or volume, Nortek has the experience and resources to handle it. Visit our Tape Drive Repair page or feel free to email our Support Staff for further details.