Quantum DLT VS80 manual Preparing to Install Your Tape Drive, Scsi Requirements

CHAPTER 3

DLT VS80 Installation

This chapter explains how to configure and install your tabletop or internal tape drive. Follow the steps and instructions presented in this chapter to install and configure your tape drive.

3.1Preparing to Install Your Tape Drive

This section helps you prepare to install your tabletop tape drive or internal tape drive.

3.1.1SCSI Requirements

Your DLT VS80 tape drive (tabletop and internal) incorporates a wide Ultra SCSI-2 SCSI bus, but you can also attach it to a single-ended (SE) or low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus.

Make sure your SCSI host bus adapter or controller supports these configurations. If you connect the tape drive to an SE bus, or if there are SE devices attached to the same SCSI bus, the tape drive’s performance is limited to the maximum data transfer speed and maximum cable lengths of the SE bus (usually 40 MB/s).

NOTE: The DLT VS80 is not compatible with a standard differential or high- voltage differential (HVD) SCSI bus.

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