Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following quick-start instructions to get your tape drive up and

 

 

 

 

 

running as quickly as possible.

 

 

 

 

Use the following procedure to install internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape

 

Internal LTO-2

 

Half-Height Tape

 

Drive. Print this page and check each step as you complete it. If you need

Drive Quick Start

more information about a step, turn to the section referenced in the step.

 

 

 

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1

Unpack the contents of your drive package, and check for damaged items.

 

 

 

See Unpacking and Inspection.

 

 

 

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2

Review the drive’s default settings and change them if necessary:

 

 

 

SCSI ID: 6

 

 

 

Terminator Power: Disabled

 

 

 

See Configuring the Internal Tape Drive on page 7.

 

 

 

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3

Turn off your computer, remove its covers and power cable, and select a mounting

 

 

 

bay for the drive.

 

 

 

See Mounting the Internal Tape Drive on page 11.

 

 

 

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4

Connect a SCSI interface cable to the drive.

 

 

 

See Connecting a SCSI Cable on page 13.

 

 

 

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5

Terminate the SCSI bus if the internal tape drive is the last device on the SCSI bus.

 

 

 

See Checking the SCSI Termination on page 14.

 

 

 

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6

Connect a serial cable, if connecting the tape drive to a tape library.

 

 

 

See Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries on page 14.

 

 

 

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7

Connect a power cable to the drive.

 

 

 

See Connecting a Power Cable on page 15.

 

 

 

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8

Replace the computer covers and power cable, turn on the computer, and verify

 

 

 

that the internal tape drive is operating properly.

 

 

 

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9

Register your tape drive.

 

 

 

See Registering Your Tape Drive on page 15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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