IBM 40/80 GB DLT manual Completing the installation, Step, Device

To attach the SCSI and power cables to the tape drive:

1.

Locate

the

SCSI

cable

on

your

computer

(a

68-pin (wide)

ribbon

cable

with

one

end

connected

to

the

SCSI

adapter)

and

find

the

next

available

connector

that

is

farthest

from

the

adapter.

Use

all

empty

bus

connectors

beginning

with

the

one

farthest

from

the

adapter to

ensure

better

signal

quality.

Note:

The

SCSI

adapter

might

be

part

of

the

computer

system

board

or

might

be

an

adapter

installed

in

an

expansion

slot.

2.

Attach

the

SCSI

cable

from

your

computer

to

the

tape

drive

68-pin

SCSI

connector

.1/.

The

SCSI

cable

connector

at

the

end

of

the

SCSI

cable

will

attach to the drive only one

way.

Do

not

force

the

cable

onto

the

drive.

Attention:

Do

not

force

the

power

cable

into

the

tape

drive

power

connector. If

the

power

cable

is

upside

down

and

you

force

the

connection,

you

might

damage

the

drive.

3.

Connect

the

power

cable

connector

to

the

four-pin

connector

.2/

on

the

tape

drive

as

shown

in

the

illustration.

If

all

the

power

cables

are

in

use,

purchase a

dc Y-splitter cable, which is

available

at

most

electronics

stores,

and

split a

connection

to

make

a

connection

available

for the

tape

drive.

Step 6. Completing the installation

Check your work before closing the computer.

1.

Be

sure

that

the

power

and SCSI

connectors

are

securely

attached.

Be

sure

that

the

cables

are

neatly

routed.

2.

Replace

the

computer

cover

and

secure

it

in

place.

Reconnect

the

power

cords

and

cables.

Step

7.

Turning

on

the

device

Turn

on

all

attached

devices;

then

turn

on

your

computer.

The tape

drive

performs

a

power-on

self-test

(POST)

within

15

seconds

and

then

performs

a

drive

reset.

Step

8.

Updating

the

configuration

For

most

computers,

the configuration-setup utility

program

automatically

recognizes

the

new

tape

drive.

However,

you

might

have

to provide

information

about

your

system

changes

after

you

restart

your

computer.

Ensure

that

the

appropriate

advanced

SCSI

programming

interface

(ASPI)

device

drivers

are

installed

to

support the

tape drive.

Device

drivers

are usually

provided

with

the

SCSI

adapter.

If

your

computer

does

not

recognize

the

tape

drive

after

startup

or

you

receive

startup

errors,

run the configuration-setup

utility

program

as

described

in

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer.

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