IBM manual 16 40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive, Computer

The CDs	also	contain	backup	applications	that	are used with	other	products but are not
applicable	to	the 40/80	GB	DLT Internal	Tape	Drive. Supported	tape	drive

configurations can be found on the IBM Netfinity Server Compatibility Web page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat

To install this drive, you must have the following:

Ÿ

Low

voltage

differential

(Ultra2)

SCSI host

adapter,

or a

single-ended

(SE)

3

SCSI

host

adapter

Ÿ

Documentation

for

your

computer, SCSI

bus

adapter,

or

external enclosure

Ÿ

An

Ultra2

LVD

active

terminator

if

you

are

installing

the

tape

drive

at

the

end

of

an

Ultra2

LVD

SCSI device

chain

6

Ÿ

An

SE

active

terminator if

you

are

installing

the

tape

drive at

the

end

of

an

SE

SCSI

device

chain

7

Ÿ

Phillips

head

and

flat

blade

screwdrivers

for

the

mounting

screws,

and

for

opening your

computer

Ÿ

Flat-nose

pliers

(optional)

to

install

and

remove jumpers

ŸAn available 5.25-inch drive bay

Installing

the

drive

This

section

contains

information on

installing

the

tape

drive

in

IBM

servers

and

in

other

computers.

Installing

the

drive

in

IBM

servers

The

tape

drive

is

compatible

with

the

Netfinity

8500 or 8500R 8 ,

Netfinity

70008 ,

Netfinity

5500,

and

Netfinity

5000

servers. For instructions on installing the tape

drive

in

a

server,

go

to

the

“Installing

Internal

Drives”

section

in

the

Userver’s

Handbook

and

follow

the

directions

for

“Installing

a

5.25-inch

Removable-Media

Drive.”

Note:

The

server

User’s Handbook

instructions

refer

specifically

to

installing

a

half-high

drive

in

a

single

bay

in

the

server.

Your

tape

drive

is a

full-high

drive

and

must

be

installed

in both

drive

bays

in

the

server.

6

This

tape

drive

can

be

installed

on

a single-ended

(SE)

SCSI

device

chain,

but doing

so

might

limit

the

performance

of

the drive.

7

SCSI

termination

might

be

provided

with

your

computer

or SCSI

adapter.

Refer

to

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer

or

SCSI

adapter

for

more

information.

8

If

you are

using

a

Netfinity

8500,

8500R,

or

7000

server,

you

must install

the

tape

drive in a

SCSI

external storage

enclosure

such

as

the

IBM

3551-001

or

IBM

3503-BOX.

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