Chapter 1 Overview, Unpacking Instructions 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 the internal LTO-3 Tape Drive.

 

Internal LTO-3

Tape Drive Quick

Print the page and check each step as you complete it. If you need more

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

‰1 Unpack the contents of your drive package, and check for damaged items. See Internal Tape Drive Guidelines and Cautions on page 5.

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

SCSI ID: 6

Terminator Power: Disabled

See Configuring an LVD Drive on page 8.

‰3 Turn off your computer, remove its covers and power cable, and select a mounting bay for the drive.

See Mounting the Internal LTO-3 Tape Drive on page 11.

‰4 Connect a SCSI interface cable to the drive.

See Connecting a SCSI Cable on page 14.

‰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 15.

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

See Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries on page 16.

‰7 Connect a power cable to the drive. See Bus Composition on page 17.

‰8 Replace the computer covers and power cable, turn on the computer, and verify that the internal tape drive is operating properly.

‰9 Register your tape drive.

See Registering Your Tape Drive on page 18.

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