IBM 4690 Tape Drive Installation, Installing the TR-4EIDE Tape Drive, Preparing for Installation

Chapter 2. Tape Drive Installation

This chapter contains hardware and software installation instructions for the TR-4 tape drives. It contains instructions for both the EIDE tape drive and the SCSI internal and external tape drives.

Attention: Before installing this product, see ªSafetyº on page 25.

Attention: Tape drives are sensitive to static electricity discharge. The drives are wrapped in a static-protective bag to prevent damage.

Installing the TR-4 EIDE Tape Drive

To install this drive, you must have the following:

vAn IDE controller that supports the ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI). The ATAPI interface provides for communications between the store controller and the tape drive.

vThe documentation that comes with your store controller.

Step 1. Preparing for Installation

1.Turn off the store controller and unplug the power cables from the power outlet for the store controller and all attached peripherals.

2.Open the store controller. For speci®c information on opening your store controller refer to the documentation that comes with your store controller. Become familiar with the store controller's internal components, and determine what kind of con®guration you need to install.

3.Locate an available IDE connector on the secondary IDE cable in your store controller. The tape drive only works on the secondary IDE cable. If your store controller does not have a secondary IDE cable, you must add one. Because most IBM PC computers do not include a secondary IDE cable, you must purchase an IDE cable separately. If your store controller does not have a secondary IDE cable, purchase an 18-inch, 40-pin ribbon cable at your computer dealer or electronics store.

4.Touch the static-protective bag containing the tape drive to an unpainted metal surface on the store controller for at least 2 seconds. Remove the drive from the static-protective bag, holding the drive by the edges, and place it on the bag.

Step 2. Con®guring the IDE Drive

1.Set the IDE jumper ON for the setting that applies to your IDE con®guration. The tape drive is preset at the factory to slave (SL). The IDE con®guration block pin assignments are:

7 and 8: Reserved

5 and 6: MA

3 and 4: SL

1 and 2: CS

where:

MA ± Master

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