Exabyte 440, 480 manual Installation and Operation 125

Hardware Exercises

To configure the serial port:

1.If necessary, disable security (see page 60).

2.If you want to control CHM motion, change the control mode to the appropriate serial port mode (see page 67).

➤Important Do not change to a serial port control mode if you want to connect a serial port to a tape drive.

3.From the Interface Menu, press >￿@ and >￿@ to select Config 25-Pin Port or Config 9-Pin Port (for narrow SCSI libraries) or Config 25/9 Pin Menu (for wide SCSI libraries). A screen similar to the following appears:

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Note: An asterisk (*) indicates the current connection.

4.Select one of the following options:

￿Connect Drive 1 (the top tape drive)

￿Connect Drive 2

￿Connect Drive 3

￿Connect Drive 4 (the bottom tape drive)

￿Diag Console (connect to the library’s resident diagnostic program)

Installation and Operation 125