Exabyte EXB-8205 manual Environmental Requirements for Shipment

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Figure 13 Multi-pack carton and packing materials

Environmental Requirements for Shipment

When shipping a tape drive, be sure to comply with the environmental specifications shown in Table 5.

Table 5 Environmental specifications for shipping the tape drive

Temp. Range	-40°C to +60° C (-40°F to +140° F)
Temp.	1° C per minute up to a maximum of 20° C per hour
Variation	(2° F per minute up to a maximum of 36° F per hour)
Rel. Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Wet Bulb	26° C max (79° F max)
Altitude	-304.8 m to +12,192 m (-1,000 ft to +40,000 ft)

May 1994

EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL)

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Contents 302967-001 Qvwdoodwlrqdqg 2SHUDWLRQ302967 May Contents Welcome For More Information Conventions Used in This GuideTools and equipment for installing the tape drive Installing the tape driveUnpacking and Handling the tape drive Setting the Scsi ID with Jumpers Setting the Scsi IDJumper settings for the tape drive’s Scsi ID Setting the Scsi ID with a Remote SwitchTermination for a Single-Ended tape drive Preparing the Tape Drive for the Scsi BusReplacing the R-Packs Termination for a Differential tape drivePreparing the Computer System Installing the Tape Drive in a ComputerConnecting the Scsi Cable Installation Procedure Attaching slide rails to the tape drive 302967 Connecting the power cable to the tape drive Tape Drive Stored for Less Than Six Months Performing the Initial Power OnTape Drive Stored for Six Months or More Operating the tape drive Reading the LEDs Tape Drive State LEDs Tape drive states indicated by the LEDsChoosing High-Quality Data Cartridges Selecting Data CartridgesCompatibility of Exatape 8mm Data Cartridges Exatape 160m XL 8mm Data CartridgesCompatibility of Exatape 8mm Data Cartridges Write-protect switch on an Exatape 8mm data cartridge Setting the Write-Protect Switch on a Data CartridgeLoading a Data Cartridge in the tape drive Unloading a Data Cartridge Unload ProcedureError During Unload Procedure Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive Preventive MaintenanceUsing the 8mm Cleaning Cartridge Maintain the storage environment at a constant Caring for Data CartridgesDo not store a data cartridge on its side Replacing Data CartridgesShipping the Tape Drive Dimensions and weights of tape drive shipping cartonsPacking the Tape Drive Single-pack carton and packing materials Environmental Requirements for Shipment Environmental specifications for shipping the tape driveGeneral Requirements Scsi CableCable Length Requirements for Single-Ended Configurations Scsi ConnectorCable Length Requirements for Differential Configurations Power specifications for the tape drive Power SupplyPower Connector Attaching the tape drive to a Frame Mounting holes on the sides of the tape drive Chassis Grounding Optional Summary of unload button options Appendix B Unload Button OptionsMay Appendix C Tape Drive Specifications Index Unload button