IBM 40/80 GB DLT manual Installing the drive in other computers

Installing the drive in other computers

Follow these steps to install the tape drive in other computers.

Step 1. Selecting a SCSI ID

Each

device

on

a

SCSI

bus

must

have

a

unique

SCSI

ID.

You

can select

a

SCSI

ID

from

0 to

6

for

the

tape

drive. The

SCSI

ID must be

supported

by

your

SCSI

adapter.

Refer

to

your

SCSI

adapter

documentation

for

the

range

and

the

relative

priority

of

the

IDs

supported.

The

tape

drive is

shipped

with

the

SCSI

ID

preset

to

5.

Follow these guidelines to select a SCSI ID:

Ÿ

Assign

the

tape

drive

to

one

of

the

higher

priority

IDs

available

(0–6).

Ÿ

Assign

the

lower

priority

ID

numbers

(8–15)

to

those

devices

that

are

most

often

used

or

are

faster

than

other

devices

in

the

chain.

Ÿ

Do

not

assign

an

ID

of

7,

because

this

is

usually

used

as

the

SCSI

adapter

ID.

Depending on

your

computer,

there

are

several

ways

to

view

your

current

SCSI

ID

settings:

Ÿ

For

many

IBM

computers,

press

F1

during

the

startup

after

the

memory

check

completes.

Other

adapters

show

SCSI

settings

when

you

press

Ctrl +A.

Check

the documentation that comes with

your

computer or

SCSI

adapter for

information

on

how

to

view

configuration

information.

Ÿ

Use

SCSI

adapter

utility

programs,

if

available.

Ÿ

Inspect

the

installed

SCSI

devices

to

see

how

the jumpers

that

determine

the

IDs

are

set.

Step

2.

Preparing

for

installation

To prepare

for

installation:

1.

Turn

off

all

attached

devices.

Turn

off

the

computer.

Unplug

the

power

cords

for

the

computer

and

all

attached

devices;

then

open

the

computer.

For specific

information

on

opening

your

computer,

refer

to

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer.

Attention:

Tape

drives

are

sensitive

to

static

electricity

discharge.

The

drives

are

wrapped

in

a

static-protective

bag

to

prevent

damage.

2.

Before

opening

the

static-protective

bag

containing

the

tape

drive,

touch

the

bag

to

an

unpainted

metal

surface

on

the

computer

for

at

least

two

seconds.

Remove

the

drive

from

the

static-protective

bag.

If

you

must

put

the

drive

down,

place

the

drive

on

the

static-protective

bag. Do

not

touch

any

exposed

components

of

the

tape

drive.

Instead,

handle

it

carefully

by

the

edges.

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