HP Cassette Player DDS-3 manual Preface, Audience

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Preface

The HP DDS-3 Tape Drive User's Guide describes how to install, configure, and use the DDS-3 drive.

We've organized this guide as follows:

Chapter 1 Provides a general description of the DDS-3 drive and the procedures for installing it into a system.

Chapter 2 Describes the DDS-3 drive configurations, its controls and features, and provides directions for using it.

Chapter 3 Provides information on caring for DDS tapes, troubleshooting information, and removal/replacement procedures for the DDS-3 drive.

Appendix A Lists the pinouts for the SCSI connector on the DDS-3 drive.

Audience

This guide is intended for use by anyone familiar with the the HP workstations who wants to install and configure the DDS drive.

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Contents HP DDS-3 Tape Drive Users Guide 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Contents Using the DDS-DC Drive Troubleshooting and Removal/Replacement ProceduresAppendix a Scsi Connector Pinouts Figures TablesPreface AudienceSafety and Regulatory Statements Federal Communications Commission FCCCanadian Department of Communications CDC Electrostatic Discharge ESD Precautions Emissions Regulations ComplianceInstallation Notice Related ManualsQuestions, Suggestions, or Problems Documentation ConventionsLiteral values Chapter General Description ±1. HP DDS-3 DriveHumidity Ambient TemperatureDDS-3 Drive Environmental Requirements VibrationTransportation ShockAltitude Suspended ParticlesDDS-3 Drive Physical Specifications ±2 describes the physical specifications of the DDS-3 driveTools Required Preparing to Install a New DDS-3 DriveVerifying Kit Contents Operating System SupportSetting the SCSI-2 Address Address Jumpers PWR ±4. Switch Settings for Data Compression Operation Mode Preparing the System Usr/sbin/ioscan ReturnSCSI-2 Connection and Termination # /etc/shutdown -h ReturnPowering Off the Workstation and Any Peripherals ±5. Adding a Bezel to the DDS-3 Drive ±6. Removing a Bezel from the DDS-3 Drive ±7. Adding or Removing Expansion Brackets Using the DDS-3 Drive Your DDS-3 Drive Configuration Controls and Features of the DDS-3 DriveLEDs Data CassettesCleaning the Tape Heads ±2. Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a DDS Tape Using the DDS-3 Drive Loading and Unloading a Data CassetteVerifying the DDS-3 Tape Drive Operation Media Interchangeability RestrictionsUsr/sbin/ioscan -d stape Return Tape Length Full Height 5 1/4 DDS-DC DDS-2 DDS-3Ordering Information Troubleshooting and Removal/Replacement Procedures Troubleshooting Checking the Address Settings for Single-Ended DrivesChecking the Hardware Installation # /etc/shutdown -h Return Rechecking the Address Settings Man cstm Return Man mstm Return Man xstm ReturnFollowing screen appears Cstm verify all Return Messages similar to the following appearField Replaceable Units Removal/Replacement ProceduresPowering Off the System DescriptionRemoving and Replacing the DDS-3 Drive ±1. Adding a Bezel to the DDS-3 Drive ±3. Adding or Removing Expansion Brackets Appendix a Index Index-2 HP DDS-3 Tape Drive Users Guide Order Number A1658±90702 Edition