Quantum LTO-2 manual Drive Installation Instructions

Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start

Drive Installation Instructions

•Due to the speed of the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive, it is recommended that a maximum of one LTO-2 drive be connected to one channel on a host SCSI adapter.

Drive Installation Instructions

After unpacking and inspecting your shipping containers and reviewing the installation guidelines and cautions, proceed to the appropriate section in this chapter for instructions on installing your internal or desktop LTO-2 Half- Height Tape Drive.

•Installing an Internal LTO-2Half-Height Tape Drive.

•Installing a Desktop LTO-2Half-Height Tape Drive on page 16.

Installing an Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive

Installing an internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive involves the following steps:

1Configuring the Internal Tape Drive

2Mounting the Internal Tape Drive on page 11

3Connecting a SCSI Cable on page 13

4Checking the SCSI Termination on page 14

5Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries on page 14

6Connecting a Power Cable on page 15

7Registering Your Tape Drive on page 15

Configuring the Before you install the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive in your computer, Internal Tape Drive you may need to configure the drive’s SCSI ID and terminator power

features. The default configuration settings for the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive are:

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