Installing a Desktop LTO-3 Tape Drive

Chapter 2 Installation

Connecting a Power Cable

Installing the LTO Driver

Attach a four-pin power cable to the power connector on the back of the drive. Figure 7 shows the location of the power connector.

The recommended 4-pin power connector for internal drives is an AMP 1-48024-0 housing with AMP 60617-1 pins or equivalent.

If you intend to use your drive with the Microsoft native backup applet on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, install the appropriate LTO driver. See the Resource CD. This driver is not necessary with commercial backup application software.

Registering Your After you install the internal tape drive, be sure to register it. Registering

Tape Driveyour drive ensures that you will receive the latest information about your drive, as well as other product, service, and support information. For your convenience, you can register your drive through our Web site at www.quantum.com/registration.